electropositive

See also: électropositive

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ positive.

Adjective

electropositive (comparative more electropositive, superlative most electropositive)

1. having a positive electric charge
2. (chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond

Antonyms

• electronegative

Related terms

• electropositivity

Translations

tending to release electrons

• Finnish: elektropositiivinen
• Hungarian: elektropozitív, elektromosan pozitív, pozitív villamos/​elektromos töltésű
• Polish: elektrododatni (pl) m
• Romanian: electropozitiv (ro) m
• Slovak: elektropozitívny
• Tagalog: dagitahas

Noun

electropositive (plural electropositives)

1. (dated, chemistry, physics) A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.