cation
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατιόν (katión, “(thing) going down”), neuter past participle of κάτειμι (káteimi, “go down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) (see cata-) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”).
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cation (plural cations)
- (chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.
- (chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.
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Terms derived from cation
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a positively charged ion
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cation m (plural cations)
Further reading[edit]
- “cation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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