alkaline battery
nounDefinition of alkaline battery
— called also alkaline cell
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My old PalmPilot used two AAA alkaline batteries that just pop out. — Anchorage Daily News, "The explosive problem with recycling iPads, iPhones and other gadgets: They catch fire.," 12 Sep. 2018 And note that lithium-ion batteries aren’t the same as the alkaline batteries that typically go into toys and other devices that don’t need really small, energy-dense batteries. — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, "Cell phones thrown in the trash are exploding, causing 5-alarm fires in garbage trunks," 18 May 2018 One of Ionic Materials's key investors told WIRED's Steven Levy last year that the company is trying to combine the best aspects of the low-cost alkaline batteries with power and rechargeable nature of lithium ion. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "Batteries Still Suck, But Researchers Are Working on It," 22 May 2018 Not accepted: light bulbs, alkaline batteries, smoke detectors, large appliances, exercise equipment. — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "North County School News, Sept. 14," 14 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alkaline battery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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