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Noun
- The conversion of chemical energy to electric energy within a storage battery.
- A flow of electricity in a dielectric, especially in a rarefied gas.
- A flowing out or pouring forth, as of a bodily fluid; emission or secretion.
- A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
- To undergo or cause the release of stored energy or electric charge, as from a battery or capacitor.
- To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.
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