noun a body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
2. electro-positive ·adj hence: positive; metallic; basic;
distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
3. electro-positive ·adj of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole;
the converse or correlative of electro-negative.