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adjectiveRelating to, functioning as, or occurring at an anode.
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Origin
From anode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.
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Catalan anòdic
- anòdicrelating to an anode
French anodique
- anodiquerelating to an anode
German anodisch
- anodischrelating to an anode
Greek ανοδικός
- ανοδικός (anodikós)relating to an anode
Irish anóideach
- anóideachrelating to an anode
Italian anodico
- anodicorelating to an anode
Polish anodowy
- anodowyrelating to an anode
Portuguese anódico, anodal
- anódicorelating to an anode
- anodalrelating to an anode
Romanian anodic
- anodicrelating to an anode
Russian ано́дный
- ано́дный (anódnyj)relating to an anode
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APA
anodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodic
MLA
“anodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anodic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodic.
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