anionic
adjective
an·ion·ic
ˌa-(ˌ)nī-ˈä-nik 
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The array was formed by 21 ISEs combining both cationic and anionic sensors with others with generic response.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2014
The cationic molecules in this detergent work to pull out the anionic sweat and bacteria particles in our clothes like a magnet.
—Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 Sep. 2020
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2014
The cationic molecules in this detergent work to pull out the anionic sweat and bacteria particles in our clothes like a magnet.
—Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 Sep. 2020
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anionic
adjective
an·ion·ic
ˌan-(ˌ)ī-ˈän-ik
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