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dry cell
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dry cell: see battery, electric storage battery is generally of the wet-cell type; i.e., it uses a liquid electrolyte and can be recharged many times. The storage battery consists of several cells connected in series.
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dry cell
a primary cell in which the electrolyte is in the form of a paste or is treated in some way to prevent it from spilling


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For this reason, rechargeable batteries couldn't be used unless charged after purchase and so lagged behind dry cells in convenience.
Protect dry cells by keeping them out of the cold and wind.
This point may properly be checked in testing a new instrument for acceptance, the procedure being as follows: The reference cell and the cell under test are to be disconnected from the comparator and the posts marked "+ Ref" and "+ X Cell" are to be joined by a copper wire; then one wire is to be detached from each of the three dry cells which supply indicators A and B and the main dial (see fig.
 
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