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Cathode

The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode.

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The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from…

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Anode 94% connected

The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; --…

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Anode 94% connected

The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; --…

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