electropositive

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adjective

having a positive electric charge

Similar
positivepositively chargedcharged
Opposite
electronegative
OriginEnglish positive ← Old French positif ← Latin positivus →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectropositive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving a positive electric charge
  2. not comparablechemistrytending to release electrons to form a chemical bond
nounelectropositive (plural electropositives)

plural electropositives

  1. datedchemistryA body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
electronegative

adjectivehaving a positive charge

Similar
positivepositively chargedcharged
Also see
chargedpositive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  9. Proto-Italic*po
  10. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  14. Proto-Italic*sinō
  15. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  16. Latinpōnō
  17. Latinīvus
  18. Latinpositivus
  19. Old Frenchpositif
  20. Englishpositive
  21. Englishelectropositive

From electro- + positive.

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Translations

Esperanto elektropozitiva
  • elektropozitivatending to release electrons
Finnish elektropositiivinen
  • elektropositiivinentending to release electrons
French électropositif
  • électropositiftending to release electrons
Greek ηλεκτροθετικός
  • ηλεκτροθετικός (ilektrothetikós)tending to release electrons
Hungarian elektropozitív, elektromosan pozitív
  • elektropozitívtending to release electrons
  • elektromosan pozitívtending to release electrons
  • pozitív villamos/elektromos töltésűtending to release electrons
Polish elektrododatni
  • elektrododatnitending to release electrons
Romanian electropozitiv
  • electropozitivtending to release electrons
Slovak elektropozitívny
  • elektropozitívnytending to release electrons
Tagalog dagitahas
  • dagitahastending to release electrons
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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