Cation Definition

kătīən
cations
noun
A positively charged ion, esp. one that moves toward the cathode during electrolysis.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cation

Noun

Singular:
cation
Plural:
cations

Origin of Cation

  • Greek kation something going down from neuter present participle of katienai to go down kat-, kata- cata- ienai to go ei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cation Sentence Examples

  • On the theory that the phenomena are wholly due to unequal ionic velocities this result would mean that the cation like the anion moved against the conventional direction of the current.

  • This surrender put the crown to his cation of career of folly.

  • The electrical gradient drives cation uptake, while the pH gradient powers cation export.

  • Within the cell the major cation is potassium; in contrast, in plasma and extra cellular fluids the major cation is predominantly sodium.

  • Animations are used to illustrate the procedures in measuring cation exchange properties of soil colloids, in the Nutrient Cycling chapter of Oz Soils.

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Words Starting With

CCACAT

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

cation

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CA & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With N