cation

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  1. noun An ion or group of ions having a positive charge and characteristically moving toward the negative electrode in electrolysis.

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  • Grandpa called it Death and Dessy-cation, whatever that is. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2008
  • This kind of wisdom can only be attained through hard work and dedi-cation, like your father before you and his father before him -- brave men who pounded thepavement, rain or shine, day and night, guzzling gin and jerking off. —  Esquire.com Article Feed
  • I'll throw the question out, for some collective sense of whether another summer of the s-cation is remotely thinkable.
  • Electricians will have a minimum of 5 years experience with a Journey-Person Certi fi cation of Quali fi cation, as well as grade 12 education level. —  Fort Frances Times Online -
  • The Faculty of Communication conducts research on knowledge-based society communi - cation, book culture and the Lithuanian national bibliography. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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  1. Greek kation, something going down, from neuter present participle of katienai, to go down : kat-, kata-, cata- + ienai, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.
 

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/ˈkætɪɑn/
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