Castner cell

noun

Cast·​ner cell

ˈkastnə(r)-

1

: a rocking cell with a layer of mercury on the bottom for making sodium hydroxide and chlorine by electrolysis of sodium chloride solution

2

: a cell for making metallic sodium and hydrogen by electrolysis of fused sodium hydroxide

Word History

Etymology

after H.Y.Castner †1899 American chemist

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