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voltaic

adjective vol·ta·ic \väl-ˈtā-ik, vōl-, vȯl-\

Definition of VOLTAIC

:  of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) :  galvanic <voltaic cell>
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Origin of VOLTAIC

Alessandro Volta
First Known Use: 1812

Rhymes with VOLTAIC

alcaic, Altaic, archaic, Chaldaic, deltaic, Hebraic, Incaic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Mosaic, Passaic, prosaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. voltaic
  2. voltaic couple
  3. voltaic pile
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