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Answer for the clue "Kind of rectifier ", 8 letters:
ignitron

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An ignitron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a controlled rectifier and dating from the 1930s. Invented by Joseph Slepian while employed by Westinghouse , Westinghouse was the original manufacturer and owned trademark rights to the name "Ignitron". ...

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n. A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode