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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An anode attached to a metal object, such as a boat or underground tank, to inhibit the object's corrosion. The anode is electrolytically decomposed while the object remains free of damage.
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- noun manufacturing A piece of
corrodible metal , attached to a metallicsurface to be protected, that is preferentially consumed byelectrolytic action
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