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cation exchange

American  

noun

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

cation exchange Scientific  

  1. See ion exchange

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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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