Electro-positive /(?)/
E·lec·tro-pos·i·tive
Electro-positive
a.
- 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. (Physics)
- Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid. (Chem.)
Electro-positive
n.
- A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis. (Chem. & Physics)