Meanings
nounBunsen pile (plural Bunsen piles)
plural Bunsen piles
- physicalchemistryAn early electrical battery using multiple cells of zinc and graphite in dilute chromic acid.
Origin
Named for Robert Wilhelm Bunsen.
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Bunsen pile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bunsen%20pile
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