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nickel-cadmium battery

[ nik-uhl-kad-mee-uhm ]
/ ˈnɪk əlˈkæd mi əm /

noun

a storage battery, with an alkaline electrolyte, having nickel oxide as the positive element and cadmium as the negative.

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Also called nicad, NiCd battery.

Words nearby nickel-cadmium battery

nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt , nickel bloom, nickel-cadmium battery, nickel carbonyl, Nickel Centre, nickelic, nickelic oxide, nickeliferous
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