PRIMARY CELL Definition & Meaning

primary cell

noun

Electricity.

a cell designed to produce electric current through an electrochemical reaction that is not efficiently reversible, so that the cell when discharged cannot be efficiently recharged by an electric current.

primary cell

noun

an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by the direct and usually irreversible conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy. It cannot be recharged efficiently by an electric current Also calledvoltaic cell Compare secondary cell

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of primary cell¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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Standard primary cell cultures in current in vitro dishes don't survive long, Kim said.

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“It is not clear what the activity would be in different primary cell types that are infected by SARS-CoV-2,” she says.

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“You might not need iPS cells if it’s easy to access animals or primary cells,” Li says.

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She envisages taking "primary cells" from a living or recently slaughtered animal, or using a population of "immortalised" cells, that will keep on dividing.

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I’ve got steps you can follow to create a secondary number that directs calls and texts to your primary cell phone.

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