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nickel-cadmium battery

American  
[nik-uhl-kad-mee-uhm] / ˈnɪk əlˈkæd mi əm /

noun

  1. a storage battery, with an alkaline electrolyte, having nickel oxide as the positive element and cadmium as the negative.

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The source of its cordless energy is a compact, efficient power supply that has excited the inventive brain of U.S. industry: the nickel-cadmium battery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Powered by a nickel-cadmium battery that never needs replacement, the Gulton lighter uses a glowing filament like a dashboard lighter.

From Time Magazine Archive

A nickel-cadmium battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy.

From Damned If You Don't by Dongen, H. R. van

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