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nicad

ni·cad [ n kàd ] (plural ni·cads) or ni·cad bat·ter·y (plural ni·cad bat·ter·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
battery using nickel and cadmium: a dry cell battery with electrodes of nickel and cadmium in an alkaline electrolyte

[Mid-20th century. <nickel + cadmium]
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