Cation meaning

kăt'ī'ən
An ion with net positive charge, having more protons than electrons. In electrolysis, cations migrate to a negatively charged cathode.
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An ion or group of ions having a positive charge and characteristically moving toward the negative electrode in electrolysis.
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A positively charged ion, esp. one that moves toward the cathode during electrolysis.
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See ion.
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(chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.
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(chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.
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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

  • cation between communities and the interchange of their products.

  • is to be 3 cation), and, where the arrangement is horizontal, it is to 253 be understood that this is for convenience of printing.

  • cation of which the same author has issued a Manual of the Birds of New Zealand (8vo, 1882), founded on the former; but justice requires that mention be made of the labours of G.

  • 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.

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