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anode

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  1. cathode               
 
an.ode \'an-.o-d\ \a-'na:d-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ n [Gk anodos way up, fr. ana- 
   + hodos way - more at CEDEM 1: the positive terminal of an electrolytic 
   cell  2: the negative terminal of a primary cell or of a storage battery 
   that is delivering current 3: the electron-collecting electrode of an 
   electron tube  - an.od.ic aj