electropositive

[ ih-lek-troh-poz-i-tiv ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /

adjective Physical Chemistry.

containing positive electricity; tending to migrate to the negative pole in electrolysis.

assuming positive potential when in contact with a dissimilar substance.

basic, as an element or group.

Origin of electropositive

First recorded in 1840–50; electro- + positive

Words nearby electropositive

electrophysiology, electroplaque, electroplate, electroplating, electropolish, electropositive, electroreceptor, electroreduction, electrorefining, electroretinogram, electroretinograph

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Example sentences from the Web for electropositive

Part (D) showed that iron is electropositive to copper, as the current flowed from iron to copper in the cell.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment|Thomas M. St. John

British Dictionary definitions for electropositive

electropositive

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv) /

adjective

having a positive electric charge

(of an atom, group, molecule, etc) tending to release electrons and form positive ions or polarized bondsCompare electronegative

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Scientific definitions for electropositive

electropositive

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv ]

Tending to donate electrons and to form a positive ion. Metals are generally electropositive.

Having a positive electric charge.

Capable of acting as a positive electrode.

单词	electropositive
释义	electropositive [ ih-lek-troh-poz-i-tiv ] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈpɒz ɪ tɪv / adjective Physical Chemistry. containing positive electricity; tending to migrate to the negative pole in electrolysis. assuming positive potential when in contact with a dissimilar substance. basic, as an element or group. Origin of electropositive First recorded in 1840–50; electro- + positive Words nearby electropositive electrophysiology, electroplaque, electroplate, electroplating, electropolish, electropositive, electroreceptor, electroreduction, electrorefining, electroretinogram, electroretinograph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electropositive Part (D) showed that iron is electropositive to copper, as the current flowed from iron to copper in the cell. The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment\|Thomas M. St. John British Dictionary definitions for electropositive electropositive / (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv) / adjective having a positive electric charge (of an atom, group, molecule, etc) tending to release electrons and form positive ions or polarized bondsCompare electronegative Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for electropositive electropositive [ ĭ-lĕk′trō-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv ] Tending to donate electrons and to form a positive ion. Metals are generally electropositive. Having a positive electric charge. Capable of acting as a positive electrode. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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