dry electrolytic capacitor

dry electrolytic capacitor

[¦drī i¦lek·trə¦lid·ik kə′pas·əd·ər]

(electricity)

An electrolytic capacitor in which the electrolyte is a paste rather than a liquid; the dielectric is a thin film of gas formed on one of the plates by chemical action.

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