cathodic
The English word “cathodic” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
- Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.
Etymology
From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.
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