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an·od·ic
\(ˈ)a|nädik, -ōd-, əˈnä-\ adjective
Etymology: Greek anodos road up (from ana- + hodos road) + English -ic
1. : ascending
2. botany : turned toward — used only of that half of a leaf which is turned toward the course of the genetic spiral; compare cathodic
3. [anode + -ic]
a. : of, at, or relating to an anode — opposed to cathodic
b. of a chemical element : tending to form an anode in an electrochemical cell in relation to another element, often hydrogen
< zinc is anodic to copper >
4. : produced by or involving a process in which a metal is made to serve as the anode in an electrolytic cell (as for coating the metal with an oxide for protection)
< anodic coating >
< anodic finish >
< anodic treatment >
• an·od·i·cal·ly \(ˈ)a|nädə̇k(ə)lē, -ōd-, əˈnä-\ adverb |