cathodic

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.

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