cationic

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adjective

of, relating to, or being a cation

Opposite
anionic
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Meanings

adjectivecationic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryof, relating to, or being a cation

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to cations

Opposite
anionic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cation + -ic.

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

itaconicaconitic
Cite this entry
APA

cationic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cationic

MLA

“cationic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cationic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cationic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cationic.

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