cation
cation
Definition
cat·ion (kat′ī′ən)
cat·ionic (kat′ī än′ik) adjective
cation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- charge: This means they are attractive to positively charged calcium cations ( Opposites attract in life.
- contain: What we get is a solution which contains sodium cations ( positive ions ) and chloride anions ( negative ions ).
Adjective modifier
- divalent: They show varying permeability to a range of monovalent and divalent cations.
- radical: This leads to the production of radical molecular cations and anions of large biomolecules.
- major: Within the cell the major cation is potassium; in contrast, in plasma and extra cellular fluids the major cation is predominantly sodium.
- other: This compensation can take place via potassium, sodium or other cations.
- molecular: This leads to the production of radical molecular cations and anions of large biomolecules.
- small: The zone is weakly hydrogen-bonded, fluid and reactive, and accumulates small cations, multivalent anions and hydrophobic solutes.
Modifies a noun
- deposition: In cooperation with ITE Bush, prepare maps of total sulfur, nitrogen and base cation deposition in the UK.
- exchange: Appreciate that cation exchange is of importance in the natural environment.
- ratio: They cannot function unless fed but they feed on organic material; the base cation ratio in the soil is irrelevant to their functioning.
- capacity: Soil acidity and pH; cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations; particle size analysis; soil salinity.
- channel: Heat sensitivity involves novel cation channels, one of which is TRPV1.
- site: Figure 1. View of cation sites reference [ 9 ] .
Noun used with modifier
- qualifi: Potential students to the Cricket Academy need to apply for a full-time academic qualifi cation in addition to membership of the Cricket Academy.
- appli-: Default Startup Applications The first time xsm is started, it will need to locate a list of appli- cations to start up.
- specifi-: The specifi- cation of a date must follow the specification of the time of day.
- alkali: During the first rinsing step excess of alkali cations is removed by cleaning the matrix surface with up to a few mL of water.
- sodium: A sodium cation will therefore be able to attract chlorine anions in all directions, and vice-versa.
- metal: Interestingly it is more common to find F [ ... ] M alkali metal cation interactions.
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