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catelectrode

catelectrode noun: the negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.

Noun

catelectrode (plural catelectrodes)

  1. (archaic) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
    • the catelectrode or cathode, that is, the way by which electricity goes out of substances through which it passes1843, “Voltaic Electricity”, in The Christian Remembrancer

Forms of catelectrode

pluralcatelectrodes

Origin of catelectrode

From cata- + electrode.

Questions about catelectrode

What does catelectrode mean?
Catelectrode means the negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
What part of speech is catelectrode?
Catelectrode is a noun.
What is the plural of catelectrode?
The plural of catelectrode is catelectrodes.

Words near catelectrode in the dictionary

  1. category-mistake
  2. category-mistakes
  3. categoryless
  4. categorylessness
  5. Catel-Manzke syndrome
  6. catelectrode
  7. catelectrodes
  8. catelectrotone
  9. catelectrotonic
  10. catelectrotonus
  11. Catelle

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