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Dry battery

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dry cellnounAny electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a solid or stiff paste.
a batterynoun(dated, electronics) A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes.
car batterynoun(automotive) A 12-volt battery used to run the electric starter motor in order to ignite the internal combustion engine of an automobile, and power accessories when the engine is off and the alternator is not turning.
dry socketnoun(dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
storage batterynoun(electronics) A rechargeable battery.
battery packnoun(electronics) A set of batteries or battery cells connected together to deliver a certain voltage, capacity, or power density, often with an integrated battery management system.
drynessnoun(uncountable) A lack of moisture.
automobile batterynounSynonym of car battery.
dryishQuite dry, relatively dry.
dry holenoun(engineering) A hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.
dry outverb(colloquial, ambitransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
dry air
dry spellnoun(figurative) A period or time where there is little activity, productivity, low income etc.
bone dryAlternative form of bone-dry. [(idiomatic) Totally dry; without moisture.]
dehydratedSuffering from dehydration.
dry seasonnounAny season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season.
battery acidnoun(literally) Acid used as electrolyte in a battery, usually sulphuric acid.
air dryverbAlternative form of air-dry. [(transitive) To dry by exposure to the air.]
dry landnounLand; as opposed to watery areas of the Earth's surface such as the sea.
drylandnoun(often attributive) Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.

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