voltaic

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“I have just completed a curious voltaic pile which I think you would like to see,” he wrote.

From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2017

A battery is a multiple connection of voltaic cells, as shown in Figure 21.18.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The lineup spans the early, voltaic work of William Forsythe, and includes pieces by Francesca Harper and Elisa Monte.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

The photo voltaic panels would make my house, which is over 300 years old, carbon negative.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2009

The prevalent views regarding acids and bases were greatly strengthened by the earlier researches of Sir Humphry Davy, in which he employed the voltaic battery as an instrument in chemical investigation.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)