different between cation vs spherand
cation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (katión, “(thing) going down”), neuter past participle of ??????? (káteimi, “go down”), from ???? (katá, “down”) (see cata-) + ???? (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?t?-?-?n
- IPA(key): /?kæt.a?.?n/
Noun
cation (plural cations)
- (physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
Derived terms
Related terms
- anion
- ion
Translations
References
- cation at OneLook Dictionary Search
- cation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “cation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “cation”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- Catino, actino-, action, atonic
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.tj??/
Noun
cation m (plural cations)
- cation
Further reading
- “cation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- action, contai
Romanian
Etymology
From French cation
Noun
cation m (plural cationi)
- cation
Declension
Related terms
- cationic
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spherand
English
Etymology
sphero- +? -and?
Noun
spherand (plural spherands)
- (chemistry) A complex cryptand, having an almost spherical structure, that is able to form complexes by enveloping metal cations.
spherand From the web:
- spherands in chemistry
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