Electro-Positive

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.

2. Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.