ion

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.

• (UK) enPR: ī'ən, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪən/; enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ɒn/
• (US) enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ɑn/

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• Rhymes: (UK) -aɪən, (UK) -aɪɒn
• Homophone: iron (in some accents only)

ion (plural ions)

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

From a reduction of I don't.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪˌoʊn/

ion

1. (slang) I don't.

   ion know what 2 do

   I don't know what to do

   ion want 2

   I don't want to

• oni, NOI, Ino, ONI, NIO, -ino

• iont

• IPA^(key): [ˈjon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɪjon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɪjoːn]

ion m inan

1. ion

• “ion”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ion”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• ion in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Borrowed from English ion.

• IPA^(key): /iˈɔn/, /jɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ion
• Rhymes: -ɔn

ion n (plural ionen)

1. ion (charged atom or compound)

• ioniseren

• IPA^(key): [ˈion]

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• Rhymes: -ion
• Hyphenation: i‧on

ion

1. accusative singular of io

English ion.

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̃/, /i.ɔ̃/

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ion m (plural ions)

1. (chemistry, physics) ion

• “ion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

ion

1. Rōmaji transcription of いおん
2. Rōmaji transcription of イオン

From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”).

ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ioner, definite plural iona or ionene)

1. (chemistry, physics) an ion

• ionisk
• ionosfære

• “ion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”).

ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ion, definite plural iona)

1. (chemistry, physics) an ion

• ionisk
• ionosfære

• “ion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French ion.

ion m (plural ioni)

1. ion

• ión (superseded spelling)

• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ion, i‧on

ion m (plural iones)

1. ion (atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)

• “ion”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

From French ion, from English ion.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ ʔɔn˧˧], [ʔi˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧], [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧], [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: i on, i ông

ion

1. an ion

• ion hoá