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cation(encyclopedia)
cation(dictionary)

cation exchanger (medicine)


cation exchanger


An insoluble solid (usually a polystyrene or a polysaccharide) that has negatively charged radicals attached to it (e.g., -COO-, -SO3-), which can attract and hold cations that pass by in a moving solution if these are more attracted to the acid groups than the counter ion present.