ion
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Definition of ion
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
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noun
- An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
phrase
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(slang)I don't.
“ion know what 2 do”
“ion want 2”
name
- (Greek)Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
- Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school
- A surname from Romanian.
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Etymology
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.
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