·noun A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
II. Electro-positive ·adj Hence: Positive; metallic; basic;
— distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
III. Electro-positive ·adj 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.