Describing a battery having lead electrodes and an electrolyte of sulfuric acid solution; used in motor vehicles(adjective)
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Use "lead-acid" in a sentence
"Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest producer of conventional lead-acid automotive batteries, also has had to scale back its advanced-battery ambitions."
"China is the world's largest producer and consumer of lead, a key component in the lead-acid batteries needed for the growing number of cars and electric bikes in the country."
"This technology works with the regular 12-volt lead-acid battery found in every current car, though it favors advanced lead-acid batteries that were prominent at the battery show I recently attended."