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galvanic anode

galvanic anode noun: an anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.

Noun

galvanic anode (plural galvanic anodes)

  1. An anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.

Synonyms of galvanic anode

Forms of galvanic anode

pluralgalvanic anodes

Questions about galvanic anode

What does galvanic anode mean?
Galvanic anode means an anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.
What part of speech is galvanic anode?
Galvanic anode is a noun.
What is the plural of galvanic anode?
The plural of galvanic anode is galvanic anodes.

Words near galvanic anode in the dictionary

  1. Galvan
  2. Galvani
  3. galvanic
  4. galvanic action
  5. galvanic actions
  6. galvanic anode
  7. galvanic anodes
  8. galvanic cell
  9. galvanic cells
  10. galvanic couple
  11. galvanic couples

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