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Is cation a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cation is a Scrabble US word. The word cation is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

C3A1T1I1O1N1

Is cation a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cation is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

C3A1T1I1O1N1

Is cation a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cation is a Words With Friends word. The word cation is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1T1I1O1N2

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6-letter words (3 found)

ACTION,ATONIC,CATION,

5-letter words (10 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ANTIC,CANTO,COATI,CONIA,COTAN,OCTAN,ONTIC,TONIC,

4-letter words (23 found)

ANTI,ATOC,CAIN,CANT,CIAO,CION,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONI,ICON,INTO,IOTA,NAOI,NOTA,OCTA,OINT,OTIC,TACO,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (24 found)

ACT,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,CAN,CAT,CIT,CON,COT,ION,ITA,NAT,NIT,NOT,OAT,OCA,TAI,TAN,TAO,TIC,TIN,TOC,TON,

2-letter words (13 found)

AI,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,OI,ON,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 73 words from cation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cation

cation

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰτῐόν (katión), neuter present participle of κᾰ́τειμῐ (káteimi, “to go down, come down”), from κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, “downwards, down, cata-”) +‎ εἶμῐ (eîmi, “to go, come”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. Equivalent to cat(a)- +‎ ion

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kătʹ-ī-ən
  • IPA(key): /ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/, /ˈkætˌaɪ.ɑn/

Noun

cation (plural cations)

  1. (physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis

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References

  • “cation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • cation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “cation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “cation”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Catino, actino-, action, atonic

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tjɔ̃/

Noun

cation m (plural cations)

  1. cation

Further reading

  • “cation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • action, contai

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cation.

Noun

cation m (plural cationi)

  1. cation

Declension

Related terms

  • cationic

Source: wiktionary.org