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cation exchange

American  

noun

  1. the reciprocal transfer of cations between a solution and an insoluble solid.


cation exchange Scientific  

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He recommends treating the issue at the water point of entry to the home with cation exchange resin, a type of ion exchange.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2024

As we spent a chilly couple of hours in the fields, he kept returning to the need to maintain proper levels of cation exchange capacity.

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2017

In the words of soil science, this functioning like a storage battery for minerals is called cation exchange capacity.

From Organic Gardener's Composting by Solomon, Steve

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