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Cation vs Sation - What's the difference?

cation | sation |

As nouns the difference between cation and sation

is that cation is a positively charged ion—opposed to anion while sation is a sowing or planting.

cation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.
  • (chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.

    • Derived terms

    * dication * trication * tetracation

    Related terms

    * anion * ion

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    sation

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) A sowing or planting.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)
    (Webster 1913)