(ˈ)a|nädik, -ōd-, əˈnä- adjective
Etymology: Greek anodos road up (from ana- + hodos road) + English -ic
1. : ascending
2. botany : turned toward — used only of that half of a leaf which is turned toward the course of the genetic spiral; compare cathodic
3.
[ anode + -ic ]
a. : of, at, or relating to an anode — opposed to cathodic
b. of a chemical element : tending to form an anode in an electrochemical cell in relation to another element, often hydrogen
zinc is anodic to copper
4. : produced by or involving a process in which a metal is made to serve as the anode in an electrolytic cell (as for coating the metal with an oxide for protection)
anodic coating
anodic finish
anodic treatment
• an·od·i·cal·ly (ˈ)a|nädə̇k(ə)lē, -ōd-, əˈnä- adverb