1. battery, salt, or sea salt Batteries in which a solution of sodiumchloride or commonsalt is the excitant, have been largely used, especially for telegraphic purposes. The Swiss telegraphs use a carbon-zinc combination with salt and water as the excitant. The batteries are sometimes mounted as plunge batteries. They are exhausted by short circuiting after some hours, but recuperate on standing. The zinc is not amalgamated.
Definitions of battery, salt, or sea salt
