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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.


mormyrid (iou)



mormyrid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Mormyridae (see below), from Mormyrus genus name, from Greek mormuros: see -ID3.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any of various thick-bodied freshwater fishes of the African family Mormyridae, many of which possess an elongated snout that resembles an elephant's trunk or an electric organ; esp. = ELEPHANT-snout fish. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this family. M20.
mormyrus noun a mormyrid (now only as mod. Latin genus name) M18.