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anode

Noun B1 – Intermediate

The electrode in a battery or electrical device where electric current flows in, usually marked as positive in a battery.

"Electrons flow out of the battery from the anode during discharge."

In a discharging battery the anode is negative, but in an electrolytic cell the anode is positive, a detail that often confuses students.

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