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Definition of Battery acid
1. Noun. Dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries.
Generic synonyms: Oil Of Vitriol, Sulfuric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, Vitriol
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battery Acid
Literary usage of Battery acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women at Thirtysomething: Paradoxes of Attainment (1991)
"Paint, and battery acid are classified as hazardous materials under the Department of
... The proper shipping name of battery acid is Battery fluid, acid, ..."
2. Automobile Repairshop Short-cuts: Over 1500 Time and Labor-saving Kinks by Motor World (1918)
"1489—TRANSFERRING battery acid It is not an easy matter to transfer battery acid
from the commercial carboy to the shop container, if the carboy has to be ..."
3. War Work of the Bureau of Standards: April 1, 1921 by National Bureau of Standards, United States (1921)
"Some of the methods in common use for testing battery acid were found to be
unreliable, this being particularly true in the methods for determining the ..."
4. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1920)
"A gallon of water weighs 8.3 Ib. How much will 5 gallons of battery acid (sp.
gr. = 1.210) weigh? : 161. What is the percentage by weight of acid (sp. gr. ..."
5. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1921)
"Concentrated sulphuric acid (battery acid, as received from the manufacturer) is
a heavy oily liquid having a specific gravity of about 1.835. ..."