cationize

transitive verb

cat·​ion·​ize ˌkat-ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 

ˌka-ˈtī-ə-ˌnīz

cationized; cationizing; cationizes

chemistry

: to make (a molecule) cationic

cationization

ˌkat-ˌī-ə-ˌnī-ˈzā-shən 

ˌka-ˌtī-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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