释义 |
cast·ner cell \ˈkastnə(r)-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C Etymology: after H.Y.Castner died 1899 American chemist 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 |