1. <chemistry, physics> 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 electronegative. Usually refers to an element whose atoms tend to lose electrons; e.g., sod...
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(e-lek″tro-poz´ĭ-tiv) bearing a positive electric charge.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lek′trō-pos′i-tiv Definitions: 1. Relating to or charged with positive electricity. 2. Referring to an element whose atoms tend to lose electrons, sodium, potassium, calcium.
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For an atom, having a tendency to release valence electrons, also a term to describe metallic elements.
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adjective having a positive electric charge; `protons are positive`
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containing positive electricity; tending to migrate to the negative pole in electrolysis. · assuming positive potential when in contact with a dissimilar substance. · basic, as an element or group.
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