Downs cell

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Etymology

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Invented in 1923 by the American chemist James Cloyd Downs (1885–1957).

Noun

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Downs cell (plural Downs cells)

  1. An electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.
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