dry cell

noun

a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.

• Hypernyms: ↑Leclanche cell

• Part Holonyms: ↑dry battery

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noun

: a voltaic cell whose contents are made nonspillable by the use of some absorbent (as sawdust or gelatin); especially : a cell of the Leclanché type in which a mixture of plaster of paris, flour, and sal ammoniac with water takes the place of the solution

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Elect.

a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.

Cf. battery (def. 1).

[1890-95]

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dry cell,

an electric cell in which the chemical producing the current is made into a paste with gelatin, sawdust, or the like, so that its contents cannot spill.

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n. an electric cell in which the electrolyte is absorbed in a solid to form a paste, preventing spillage. Compare with wet cell

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noun, pl ⋯ cells [count]

: a sealed container that holds chemicals which are used for producing electricity — called also dry battery

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ˌdry ˈcell f12 [dry cell dry cells] noun

the type of cell in a dry battery which contains chemicals only in solid form