Battery Glossary – Primary Battery
Primary Battery – a battery designed to be used until it is depleted of power and then discarded. Also known as a disposable battery. Common primary battery types (chemistries) are: Zinc Carbon (aka Zinc Chloride) Zinc Air Alkaline Lithium Metal Lithium iron disulfide Lithium-thionyl chloride (LTC) Lithium manganese dioxide (Li-M)…