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electropositive

[ih-lek-troh-poz-i-tiv]
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adjective Physical Chemistry.
  1. containing positive electricity; tending to migrate to the negative pole in electrolysis.
  2. assuming positive potential when in contact with a dissimilar substance.
  3. basic, as an element or group.
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Origin of electropositive

First recorded in 1840–50; electro- + positive
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  • Part (D) showed that iron is electropositive to copper, as the current flowed from iron to copper in the cell.

    The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment

    Thomas M. St. John

British Dictionary definitions for electropositive

electropositive

adjective
  1. having a positive electric charge
  2. (of an atom, group, molecule, etc) tending to release electrons and form positive ions or polarized bondsCompare electronegative
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electropositive in Science

electropositive

[ĭ-lĕk′trō-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv]
  1. Tending to donate electrons and to form a positive ion. Metals are generally electropositive.
  2. Having a positive electric charge.
  3. Capable of acting as a positive electrode.
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