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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, a.
1. (Physics) Of such a nature relatively to some other
associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole
of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the
associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the
converse or correlative of electro-negative.
[1913 Webster]
Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may
be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Chem.) Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished
from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)
A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, a.
1. (Physics) Of such a nature relatively to some other
associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole
of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the
associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the
converse or correlative of electro-negative.
Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may
be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
2. (Chem.) Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished
from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)
A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
electropositive
adj : having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
[syn: positive] [ant: negative, neutral]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
electropositive
a.
1 having a positive electric charge
2 (lb en chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical
bond
n.
(lb en dated chemistry physics) A body which passes to the negative
pole in electrolysis.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
electropositive
a.
1 having a positive electric charge
2 (lb en chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical
bond
n.
(lb en dated chemistry physics) A body which passes to the negative
pole in electrolysis.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
electropositive
a.
1 having a positive electric charge
2 (lb en chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical
bond
n.
(lb en dated chemistry physics) A body which passes to the negative
pole in electrolysis.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
electropositive
a.
1 having a positive electric charge
2 (lb en chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical
bond
n.
(lb en dated chemistry physics) A body which passes to the negative
pole in electrolysis.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
electropositive /ɪlˌɛktɹəʊpˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
elektropozitivní
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
electropositive /ɪlˌɛktɹəʊpˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
ηλεκτροθετικός
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
electropositive /ɪlˌɛktɹəʊpˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
elektropositiivinen
tending to release electrons
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
electropositive /ɪlˌɛktɹəʊpˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
1. negatif kutba çekilen
2. alkalik.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 阳电的,带阳电的,阳性的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 阳电的,带阳电的,阳性的
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