Weston cell


Trademark.

a brand of cadmium cell.
Also called Weston standard cell.

British Dictionary definitions for weston standard cell

Weston standard cell
/ (ˈwɛstən) /

noun

a primary cell used as a standard of emf, producing 1.018636 volts: consists of a mercury anode and a cadmium amalgam cathode in an electrolyte of saturated cadmium sulphate Former name: cadmium cell

Word Origin for Weston standard cell

C20: from a trademark