| a. | 1. | (Chem. & Physics) Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. Contrasted with |
| 2. | Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; - opposed to | |
| 3. | (Physics) carrying a negative electrical charge. | |
| 4. | (Chem. and Physics) having a tendency to take up electrons and form negative ions; having a relatively positive electrode potential. | |
| n. | 1. | (Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an anion. |
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