cratic

adjective2

1. •
   Relating to counterions.

   • Binding is however favoured by the non-salt dependent free energy, the ion-release cratic free energy and by decreased ion-ion repulsion. — 1999
2. •
   (rare) 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