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ELECTROPOSITIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electropositive mean?
• ELECTROPOSITIVE (adjective)
The adjective ELECTROPOSITIVE has 1 sense:
1. having a positive charge
Familiarity information: ELECTROPOSITIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a positive charge
Synonyms:
electropositive; positive; positively charged
Context example:
protons are positive
Similar:
charged (of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge)
Context examples
Electropositive chemical elements characterised by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity.
(Metal, NCI Thesaurus)
A chemical substance that can potentially cause cancer in humans and is produced from the reaction between acids and bases and consists of electropositive and electronegative radicals.
(Carcinogenic Salt, NCI Thesaurus)
An electropositive element that can increase the risk of human cancer and is characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, the ability to conduct heat and electricity and the tendency to lose rather than gain electrons in chemicals.
(Carcinogenic Metal, NCI Thesaurus)
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