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(Encyclopedia)CE5 Animal cell cell, in biology, the unit of structure and function of which all plants and animals are composed. The cell is the smallest unit in the living organism that is capable of integrati...diploid cell
(Encyclopedia)diploid cell: see meiosis.dry cell
(Encyclopedia)dry cell: see battery, electric. ...haploid cell
(Encyclopedia)haploid cell: see meiosis.fuel cell
(Encyclopedia)fuel cell, electric cell in which the chemical energy from the oxidation of a gas fuel is converted directly to electrical energy in a continuous process (see oxidation and reduction). The efficiency ...voltaic cell
(Encyclopedia)voltaic cell, a simple device with which chemical energy is converted into electrical energy. Two dissimilar metals (e.g., copper and zinc) are immersed in an electrolyte (e.g., a dissolved sulfate). ...solar cell
(Encyclopedia)solar cell, semiconductor devised to convert light to electric current. It is a specially constructed diode, usually made of forms of crystalline silicon or of thin films (as of copper indium gallium ...Schwann cell
(Encyclopedia)Schwann cell: see nervous system. ...photoelectric cell
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Photoelectric cell: Light causes a photosensitive surface to emit electrons, which flow as current to the positive terminal. A galvanometer measures the current and thus indicates light intensi...photovoltaic cell
(Encyclopedia)photovoltaic cell: see photoelectric cell; solar cell. ...Browse by Subject
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