alkaline battery

English

Noun

alkaline battery (plural alkaline batteries)

A power cell having potassium hydroxide as its electrolyte, a zinc / manganese dioxide cell.

Usage notes

Formally, battery refers to two or more cells, but informally it is used of a single cell.

Translations

a power cell having potassium hydroxide as its electrolyte, a zinc / manganese dioxide cell

Finnish: alkaliparisto
Romanian: baterie alcalină f

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