sacrificial anode
English
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Noun
sacrificial anode (plural sacrificial anodes)
- (manufacturing) A piece of corrodible metal, attached to a metallic surface to be protected, that is preferentially consumed by electrolytic action
Synonyms
Translations
piece of corrodible metal
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See also
sacrificial anode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia