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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