electrochemical reduction cell
electrochemical reduction cell
[i‚lek·trō′kem·ə·kəl ri′dək·shən ‚sel] (physical chemistry)
The cathode component of an electrochemical cell, at which chemical reduction occurs (while at the anode, chemical oxidation occurs).
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