"Downs cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Downs cells [plural]
Etymology: Invented in 1923 by the American chemist James Cloyd Downs (1885–1957). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Downs cell (plural Downs cells)
  1. An electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.
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