| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ode |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n  d |
| NOUN: | 1. A positively charged electrode, as of an electrolytic cell, storage battery, or electron tube. 2. The negatively charged terminal of a primary cell or of a storage battery that is supplying current. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek anodos, a way up : ana-, ana- + hodos, way. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·nodic ( -n d k) , a·nodal (-ndl) —ADJECTIVE
a·nodi·cal·ly, a·nodal·ly —ADVERB
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