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cationic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

of, relating to, or being a cation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to cations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: anionic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cation Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cationic From cation + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: kationos — of, relating to, or being a cation
  • Portuguese: catiónico — of, relating to, or being a cation
  • Russian: катио́нный (katiónnyj) — of, relating to, or being a cation