secondary cell

A rechargeable electric cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by a reversible chemical reaction. Also called storage cell.

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secondary cell

(General Physics) an electric cell that can be recharged and can therefore be used to store electrical energy in the form of chemical energy. See also accumulator¹ Compare primary cell

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stor′age cell`

a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.

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secondary cell - a cell that can be recharged

storage cell

electric cell, cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

storage battery, accumulator - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge

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(2005) Regulation of secondary cell wall development by cortical microtubules during tracheary element differentiation in Arabidopsis cell suspensions.

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Lignin, a complex polymer of aromatic alcohols, is an integral part of the secondary cell walls of plants and some algae.

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These consist of a physical cell, which encompasses a solar cell and thermal cell, and chemical batteries that comprise a fuel cell, primary cell and rechargeable secondary cell.

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When it was given up to 6 hours after the rats suffered strokes, EPO protected nerve cells from the secondary cell damage, albeit not as well, Cerami says.

Old drug, new uses? Anemia drug also protects against nerve damage

Ralph et al., 1994 ) show that the composition of lignin in the cell wall changes during cell development, shifting from highly condensed p-coumaric acid plus guaiacyl-type monolignols in the middle lamella to predominantly guaiacyl-type lignin through the primary and into the secondary cell wall, and then to syringyl-type lignin in a portion of the primary cell wall, but predominantly in the secondary cell wall.

Cell-wall composition of maize internodes of varying maturity

My secondary cell is based on a ring of 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe, cut 1 inch long.

Mounting an off-axis Newtonian

"There is a cascade of secondary cell damage, not dissimilar to when you bruise your knee," says Steeves.

Immune attack on self halts nerve damage