In batteries, the medium in the form of a paste or jelly, containing an electrolyte; it is positioned adjacent to the negative electrode of a dry cell; in an electrolytic cell, the paste serves as one of the conducting plates.

An adhesive mixture with a characteristic plastic consistency, a high order of yield value, and a low bond strength; for example, a paste prepared by heating a starch and water mixture, then cooling the hydrolyzed product.

Finely divided particles of ferromagnetic material in paste form used in the wet method of magnetic particle inspection.