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electrode

elect·rode

UK/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ US/iˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ rare

noun

1.

a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

Origin

Coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, first used in his Diary (laboratory notebook) from the Ancient Greek words ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ὁδός (hodós, “way”). By surface analysis, electro- + -ode

Phrases

  • calomel electrode
  • Clark electrode
  • electrode potential
  • glass electrode
  • hydrogen electrode
  • hydrogen gas electrode
  • ion selective electrode
  • ion-selective electrode

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