cationic

English

Etymology

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English cation

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English cationic

From cation + -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cationic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being a cation

Derived terms

• catanionic
• cationically
• cationic detergent
• dicationic
• hexacationic
• monocationic
• multicationic
• noncationic
• pentacationic
• tetracationic

Translations

of, relating to, or being a cation

• Hungarian: kationos
• Portuguese: catiónico (Portugal)
• Russian: катио́нный (ru) (katiónnyj)

Anagrams

• aconitic, itaconic

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French cation

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -ique

Middle French -ique

French -ique

French cationiquebor.

Romanian cationic

Borrowed from French cationique.

Adjective

cationic m or n (feminine singular cationică, masculine plural cationici, feminine/neuter plural cationice)

1. cationic

Declension

Declension of cationic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	cationic		cationică	cationici	cationice
	definite	cationicul		cationica	cationicii	cationicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	cationic		cationice	cationici	cationice
	definite	cationicului		cationicei	cationicilor	cationicelor

Related terms

• cation