cratic
cratic adjective: relating to counterions.
Adjective
cratic (comparative more cratic, superlative most cratic)
- Relating to counterions.
- If we go on to consider the reaction in a solution so dilute that the interionic forces make a negligible contribution to the communal term in ΔF, we may refer to the cratic term, instead of the communal term;1962, Ronald Wilfred Gurney, Ionic Processes in Solution
- Binding is however favoured by the non-salt dependent free energy, the ion-release cratic free energy and by decreased ion-ion repulsion.1999, K. Zakrzewska, R. Lavery, “Modelling DNA-protein interactions”, in Computational Molecular Biology, edited by J. Leszczynski, →ISBN
- Relating to political or organisational power.
- Arthur Stinchcombe, for example, pioneered what we call the cratic approach when he defined legitimacy as a 'power reserve'.1980, José Guilherme Merquior, Rousseau and Weber, →ISBN
- The second personal factors influencing the phenomenon of the erosion of power is connected with the characteristics of cratic (power) motivation, also called the need for power.1987, The Polish Sociological Bulletin
Forms of cratic
| comparative | more cratic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cratic |
Origin of cratic
From the suffix -cratic in words such as aristocratic, from French -cratique, from Ancient Greek -κρατικός (-kratikós). See -cratic for more.
Questions about cratic
- What does cratic mean?
- Cratic means relating to counterions.
- What part of speech is cratic?
- Cratic is an adjective.
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