Electro-positive
Pronunciation : E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. (Physics)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
(Chem. & Physics)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913