anode mudn. the insoluble residue which forms on the anode during electrolytic refining.
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1922 J. W. MellorMod. Inorg. Chem. xxi. 380 The anode is enclosed in filter cloth bags to facilitate the collection of the ‘anode-mud’. Considerable amounts of silver and gold are obtained from the slimes or ‘anode mud’.