fuel cell

fuel cell

n.

An electrochemical cell in which the energy of a reaction between a fuel, such as liquid hydrogen, and an oxidant, such as liquid oxygen, is converted directly and continuously into electrical energy.

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fuel cell

n

(Chemistry) a cell in which the energy produced by oxidation of a fuel is converted directly into electrical energy

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fuel cell

A device that produces electricity by combining a fuel, usually hydrogen, with oxygen. In this reaction, electrons are freed from the hydrogen in the fuel cell by a catalyst, and gain energy from the chemical reaction binding hydrogen and oxygen; this provides a source for electric current. The exhaust of hydrogen fuel cells consists simply of water. Fuel cells are currently used in spacecraft, and increasingly in ground transportation, with potential use everywhere electricity is required.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fuel cell - cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars electric cell, cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

Translations

fuel cell n → cella a combustione

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fuel cell n → cella a combustione