fuel cell

noun

: a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen) and an oxidant directly into electrical energy

Examples of fuel cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there is a growing number of zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles, including both battery EVs and hydrogen fuel cell EVs, adoption lags behind light-duty passenger vehicles. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Among other things the pipeline would deliver natural gas to fuel cells — like one operated by the town of Colchester that uses an electrochemical process to produce electricity from gas without combustion. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

On-site, behind-the-meter generation lets operators scale without waiting on the grid or hitting consumers in the wallet, and rapid-deployment options like fuel cells can keep pace with development otherwise constrained by gas-turbine backlogs and long nuclear lead times. — Vimal Kapur, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Inside the vehicle, a fuel cell combines hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fuel cell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

fuel cell

noun

: a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (as hydrogen) into electrical energy