ion
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English
Etymology 1
From the ending of anion and cation, which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “I go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ī'ən, IPA(key): /ˈaɪən/; enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɒn/
- (US) enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɑn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -aɪən, (UK) -aɪɒn
- Homophone: iron (in some accents only)
Noun
ion (plural ions)
- An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
Derived terms
- alkanium ion
- amidium ion
- aminium ion
- anion
- arenium ion
- arenonium ion
- arsanylium ion
- autoion
- benzenium ion
- benzenonium ion
- bromonium ion
- byion
- carbenium ion
- carbonium ion
- cation
- chloronium ion
- coion
- complex ion
- counterion
- dipolar ion
- fluoronium ion
- gegenion
- halonium ion
- heavy ion
- hydrogen ion
- iodonium ion
- ion carrier
- ion channel
- ion channelopathy
- ion chromatography
- ion engine
- ion exchange
- ion exchange chromatography
- ion exchange resin
- ionic
- ionise, ionize
- ion milling
- ion mirror
- ionogenic
- ionome
- ion-selective electrode
- ion selective electrode
- ion-selective membrane
- ion storm
- ion trap
- ion wind
- Li-ion
- lithium ion battery
- lithium-ion battery
- macroion
- microion
- multiion
- nebenion
- oxoion
- oxylium ion
- photoion
- polyion
- radical ion
- secondary ion mass spectrometry
- spectator ion
- sulphion
- thermion
Translations
atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
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Etymology 2
From a reduction of I don't.
Pronunciation
Phrase
ion
Anagrams
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ion m inan
Declension
Further reading
- ion in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ion in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- ion in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ion n (plural ionen)
- ion (charged atom or compound)
Derived terms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ion
- accusative singular of io
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ion m (plural ions)
Further reading
- “ion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Japanese
Romanization
ion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”).
Noun
ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ioner, definite plural iona or ionene)
Derived terms
References
- “ion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”).
Noun
ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ion, definite plural iona)
Derived terms
References
- “ion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
ion m (plural ioni)
Declension
Declension of ion
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ion, i‧on
Noun
ion m (plural iones)
- ion (atom bearing an electrical charge)
Further reading
- “ion”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French ion, from English ion.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key):
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Noun
ion
- an ion