platinoden.
/ˈplatᵻnəʊd/, /ˈplatn̩əʊd/, U.S. /ˈplætnˌoʊd/ Now historical.
The negative plate or cathode of a voltaic cell (originally made of platinum). Cf. zincode n.
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platinode1839
cathode1840
negative1851
1839 J. F. Daniell in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 129 99 The decomposition was allowed to proceed till twenty cubic inches of hydrogen had been collected from the platinode, and nine cubic inches of oxygen from the zincode.
1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 162 The phenomenon of the transfer of the charcoal from one electrode to the other..was abundantly apparent; taking place from the zincode (or positive pole) to the platinode (or negative pole).
1868 Philos. Trans. 1867 (Royal Soc.) 157 468 That part of the yelk-ball nearest to the platinode.
1961 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 16 214 J. F. Daniell, F.R.S. suggested (1839) the terms zincode and platinode.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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