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cat·i·on

(kăt′ī′ən)

An ion or group of ions having a positive charge and characteristically moving toward the negative electrode in electrolysis.

[Greek kation, something going down, from neuter present participle of katienai, to go down : kat-, kata-, cata- + ienai, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

cat′i·on′ic (kăt′ī-ŏn′ĭk) adj.

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cation

(ˈkætaɪən)

(General Physics) a positively charged ion; an ion that is attracted to the cathode during electrolysis. Compare anion

[C19: from cata- + ion]

cationic adj

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cat•i•on

(ˈkætˌaɪ ən, -ɒn)

n.

1. a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.

2. any positively charged ion (opposed to anion).

[1825–35; < Greek katión, neuter of katiṓn, present participle of kateînai to go down =kat- cat- + eînai to go]

cat`i•on′ic (-ˈɒn ɪk) adj.

cat·i·on

(kăt′ī′ən)

An ion that has a positive charge. Hydrogen and ammonium ions are cations. Compare anion.

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cation

An ion that carries a positive charge, which is attracted by the negatively charged electrode, the cathode, during electrolysis.

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Noun

cation - a positively charged ion

hydrogen ion - a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus

ion - a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

diazonium - the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes

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Kation

catión

cation

kation

cation

[ˈkætaɪən] n (Chem) → catione m

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