e·lec·tro·pos·i·tive ( -l k tr -p z -tv)adj. 1. Having a positive electric charge. 2. Capable of acting as a positive electrode. 3. Tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond. |
electropositive
Adjective
Physics
1. having a positive electric charge
2. tending to release electrons
| electropositive (-lktr-pz-tv) 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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| Adj. | 1. | electropositive - having a positive charge; "protons are positive" charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
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