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cationic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
cation-ic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, relating to, or being a cation

Etymology

Etymology tree English cation Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cationic From cation + -ic.

Derived Forms

catanionic cationically dicationic hexacationic monocationic multicationic noncationic pentacationic tetracationic

Phrases

cationic detergent

Questions

What does cationic mean?
of, relating to, or being a cation
Where does cationic come from?
Etymology tree English cation Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cationic From cation + -ic.

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