CATIONIC


Meaning of CATIONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkat-(ˌ)ī-ˈä-nik, ˌka-(ˌ)tī- ]

adjective

Date: circa 1920

1. : of, relating to, or being a cation

2. : characterized by an active and especially surface-active cation

a cationic dye

• cat·ion·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb

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