wet cell battery
Technical term for a battery that uses a liquid electrolyte. Contrasts with 乾電池 (dry cell battery).
See also: 乾電池
A wet cell battery uses a liquid electrolyte.
Old-style car batteries are a type of wet cell battery.
乾電池 uses a paste electrolyte and is common in everyday devices, while 湿電池 uses a liquid electrolyte and is now rare outside specialized equipment.
Compound of 湿 (しつ, 'wet') and 電池 (でんち, 'battery').