Electropositive

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis. dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a positive electric charge not-comparable
  2. 2
    tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a positive charge wordnet

Synonyms

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positivepositivepositively charged

Example

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"A dichalcogenide is a chemical compound containing two chalcogen anions and at least one more electropositive element."

Etymology

From electro- + positive.

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electric charge

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