Ion

Noun

 * 1) An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

Related terms

 * anion
 * cation
 * ionic


 * ionisation, ionization
 * ionizer
 * multiion, multiionic

Thesaurus
acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atom, atomic model, base, biochemical, cation, chemical, chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer, electrocoating, electroetching, electrogalvanization, electrogilding, electrograving, electrolysis, electrolyte, electron, electroplating, element, galvanization, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ionization, ionogen, isomer, macromolecule, meson, metamer, molecule, monad, monomer, neutralizer, nonacid, nonelectrolyte, nuclear atom, nuclear particle, nuclide, organic chemical, oxyacid, planetary shell, polymer, proton, pseudoisomer, quark, radical, reagent, shell, subshell, sulfacid, tagged atom, tracer, tracer atom, trimer, valence shell

Etymology
From ἰόν:, neuter present participle of εἶμι:.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Asturian:
 * Basque: ioi
 * Catalan: ió
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
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 * Icelandic:, fareind
 * Ido: iono
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: イオン (ion)
 * Lombard:
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 * Russian:
 * Serbian: јон
 * Sicilian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: iyon

Noun

 * 1) ion (atom bearing an electrical charge).

Alternative forms

 * ión