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Permatron

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plasmatronnounA hot-cathode tube with controlled anode current.
mercury arc rectifiernoun(electrical engineering) A rectifier which converts alternating current to direct current, using a cathode tube with a pool of liquid mercury. Now superseded by solid-state rectifiers.
hot cathodenounThe heated cathode of a thermionic valve
ignitronnounA form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.
saturable reactornounan iron-core inductor whose inductance may be changed by varying the permeability of the core; used to control large alternating currents such as in theatre light dimmers
krytronnounA cold cathode gas-filled tube intended for use as a very high-speed switch, somewhat similar to the thyratron.
cold cathodenoun(electronics) A type of cathode that does not use a heating element to produce emission of cathode rays (electrons), beyond base thermionic emission (usually by field electron emission, secondary emission, photoelectric emission)
photothyristornoun(electronics) A light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.
thermionic valvenoun(chiefly historical) An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc.
corotronnounA gas-filled shunt regulator, usually containing small quantities of radioactive materials to ease ignition, the regulated voltage depending upon the gas or gases used and their proportions and pressure.
recuperatornounA person who recuperates, or regains their health.
calorimotornoun(historical) A voltaic battery, from the 19th century, with a large surface of plate, producing (by the then standards) powerful heating effects.
catholytenoun(flow batteries) The liquid cathode
irradiatornounA device used to irradiate.
demagnetizernounAny device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization
dielectric heatingnounThe heating of an electrically insulating material by a rapidly fluctuating electric field
demagnetisernounAlternative form of demagnetizer. [Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization]
thermocirculatornounA device that heats and circulates a fluid
electrochlorinatornounA device used in electrochlorination
permeatornounA device, containing a semipermeable membrane, used to desalinate water by reverse osmosis

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