Battery type whose name is a portmanteau of the names of its major components Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PORTMANTEAU (noun)
1. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
2. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
BATTERY (noun)
1. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
2. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

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16. With 😍 vibes

17. ___ de la ___

18. Not the sharpest tool in the shed

19. Play made by a runner who starts at second base, according to international tiebreaker rules

21. Like many at a Pride parade

23. Where Maury got the info for many of its big reveals

24. Rosalie who was nominated for an Oscar for the 2017 documentary Faces Places

26. Turkish capital that shares a name with the former capital of Italy?

27. Word on some light switches

30. Subject of some controversial psych research

31. Star Wars hero introduced in The Force Awakens

33. Like a water molecule

36. Sleepless in Seattle director Nora

38. The NBA's Jokić or Vučević

39. ___ nerve (source of some low-back pain)

41. "Pioneer Woman" cookbook writer Drummond

42. Minor character in Antony and Cleopatra

43. It may be put on or cleaned up

44. Full of energy

46. Some donation-drive swag

48. Spread that typically appears alongside baba ghanoush

50. Dada co-founder Jean

51. Maude Apatow et al.

55. Likely recipient of donation-drive emails

58. Justice icon

59. Drill in?

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62. AI architecture modeled on the brain

63. Milquetoast

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1. Muscle targeted by Bulgarian split squats, for short

2. Lollywood language

3. Same same but different?

4. Half of a musical duo?

5. 'That was an overshare!'

6. Dynasty during the Boxer Rebellion

7. Like a 4 a.m. wake-up call, maybe

8. Palace of Queen Lili'uokalani

9. Cringely competitive type

10. Gift for a recent retiree, maybe

11. Lenovo competitor

12. First orca to perform with humans

13. Biblical land some thought might be in South America

15. Org. with an awareness campaign about sports betting

20. "Seinfeld" role for Julia

22. Deck that includes Major Arcana and Minor Arcana

24. Some flight formations

25. Org. trying to make fetch happen?

28. Aircraft that doesn't require a traditional runway

32. Code broken by Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (and in real life)

34. Certain Michelangelo masterpiece

35. Records an album, maybe

37. Cramped quarters, maybe

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41. Vintage diamond style

45. Word in the name of four countries

47. One looking forward to something?

49. Waymo competitor

51. Like some websites that require age verification: abbr.

52. Hue used in hosiery

53. Coughs up

54. 'If you say so'

56. D1 school with a Chicano-studies program

57. Baseball team with Mr. and Mrs. mascots

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