| NOUN | object | ion | a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative) |
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| Sounds | ay'aa.n; ay'ahn | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | ||
| Meaning | A particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons. | |
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| Narrower | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| cation | A positively charged ion | |
| Broader | particle, subatomic particle | A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions |
| Spanish | ion, ión | |
| Catalan | ió | |
| Adjectives | ionic | containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions |
| nonionic | not ionic | |
| Verbs | ionate | add ions to |
| ionize, ionise | convert into ions | |
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