electropositive

See also: électropositive

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ positive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

electropositive (not comparable)

1. having a positive electric charge
2. (chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond

Antonyms

• electronegative

Derived terms

• electropositively

Related terms

• electropositivity

Translations

tending to release electrons

Finnish: elektropositiivinen (fi) French: électropositif (fr) Greek: ηλεκτροθετικός (el) (ilektrothetikós) Hungarian: elektropozitív, elektromosan pozitív, pozitív villamos/​elektromos töltésű Polish: elektrododatni (pl) m Romanian: electropozitiv (ro) m Slovak: elektropozitívny Tagalog: dagitahas

Noun

electropositive (plural electropositives)

1. (dated, chemistry, physics) A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.