ELECTROPOSITIVE
positive, electropositive, positively charged
(adjective) having a positive charge; “protons are positive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
electropositive (comparative more electropositive, superlative most electropositive)
having a positive electric charge
(chemistry) tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond
Antonyms
• electronegative
Noun
electropositive (plural electropositives)
(dated, chemistry, physics) A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, a.
1. (Physics)
Definition: 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.
Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may be
electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from
negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, n. (Chem. & Physics)
Definition: A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition