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From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cathodic
Today it means: Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent. Full definition →
Today it means: Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent. Full definition →
From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.