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Electro-positive
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What's The Definition Of Electro-positive?Synonyms | Synonyms for Electro-positive: Related Terms | Find terms related to Electro-positive: See Also | Electro-positive In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis. |
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