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Etymology

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From cata- +‎ electrode.

Noun

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catelectrode (plural catelectrodes)

  1. (physics, archaic) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
    • 1843, “Voltaic Electricity”, in The Christian Remembrancer:
      the catelectrode or cathode, that is, the way by which electricity goes out of substances through which it passes

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