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Electrode vs Electrolyte - What's the difference?

electrode | electrolyte |

As nouns the difference between electrode and electrolyte

is that electrode is electrode while electrolyte is electrolyte.

electrode

English

(wikipedia electrode)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
  • a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device

    • Related terms

    * electrode potential * reference electrode * standard electrode potential * standard hydrogen electrode

    See also

    * -ode * cathode * anode

    electrolyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity
  • (physiology) any of the various ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes

    • Related terms

    * electrolytic