cathodic
Pertaining to reduction
Cathodic relates to the cathode—the negatively charged electrode in an electrochemical cell.
The term appears most often in cathodic protection, a technique that prevents metal corrosion by making the protected surface act as a cathode: The pipeline uses cathodic protection to resist rust.
Chemical wearing away
- sacrificialGiven as offering
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
- rustIron oxide coating
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
pipeline · marine · coating · impressed · rebar · infrastructure · zinc · magnesium
Conductive interface point
- reductionMaking something smaller
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
electrodeposition · electrolyte · polarization · current · cell · reaction · deposition · plating
Opposite of affirmative
- chargeCost or accusation
- terminalAt the endpoint
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- batteryPortable electricity storage
electrons · diode · vacuum tube · electron gun · CRT · discharge · emission · thermionic
corrosion
Chemical wearing away
- sacrificialGiven as offering
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
- rustIron oxide coating
oxidation · pipeline · marine · coating · impressed · rebar · infrastructure · zinc · magnesium · aluminum
electrode
Conductive interface point
- reductionMaking something smaller
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
electroplating · electrodeposition · electrolyte · polarization · current · cell · reaction · deposition · plating · bath
negative
Opposite of affirmative
battery · electrons · diode · vacuum tube · electron gun · CRT · discharge · emission · thermionic · filament
- cathode ray tubeElectron-beam display device
- cathode-ray tubeVacuum tube display device
- cathode rayElectrons emitted in vacuum tubes
- cold cathodeElectrode emitting without heat