Rheophore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rheophore \Rhe"o*phore\ (r[=e]"[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. "rei^n to
     flow + ??? to carry.] (Elec.)
     (a) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus,
         traversed by a current.
     (b) One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.
         [1913 Webster]