cation
A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
A kind of
- ion
Kinds of cation
- hydrogen ion
Related words
- borocation
- cationization
- cationoid
- cationotropic
- cationotropy
- countercation
- hexacation
- pentacation
- bication
- carbocation
- cation exchange
- cationic
Where this comes from
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