Downs cell

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.