| Pronunciation: | | 'kat`Iun
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| Matching Terms: | | cation exhange resin, cationic, cationic cocktail, cationic detergent, cation-ratio dating
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| | Definition: | | [n] a positively charged particle |
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| | See Also: | | diazonium, hydrogen ion, ion |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cat"i*on\, n. [Gr. ? downward + ? going, p. pr. of ? to
go.] (Chem.)
An electro-positive substance, which in electro-decomposition
is evolved at the cathode; -- opposed to {anion}. --Faraday.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A positively-charged ion. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | A positively charged ion. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atom, base, biochemical, chemical, chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer, electrocoating, electroetching, electrogalvanization, electrogilding, electrograving, electrolysis, electrolyte, electroplating, element, galvanization, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion, ionization, ionogen, isomer, macromolecule, metamer, molecule, monomer, neutralizer, nonacid, nonelectrolyte, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer, pseudoisomer, radical, reagent, sulfacid, trimer |
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