sacrificial anode

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noun sacrificial anode Chemistry. an anode that is attached to a metal object subject to electrolysis and is decomposed instead of the object. 1
noun sacrificial anode an electropositive metal, such as zinc, that protects a more important electronegative part by corroding when attacked by electrolytic action 0

before 1975

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First recorded in 1975-80

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