Meaning & use
Cathodic
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Relating to, occurring at, or characteristic of a cathode, the electrode where reduction takes place in an electrochemical cell.
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Cathodic protection uses a sacrificial metal to prevent pipelines from rusting.
The reaction produced a cathodic current strong enough to measure with a simple meter.
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"Cathodic" contrasts with "anodic," the corresponding adjective for the anode; the terms are widely used in corrosion engineering and battery chemistry.
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