ion
(noun) a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ion
(Greek mythology) Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
(philosophy) Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school
• -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni
ion (plural ions)
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
From a corruption of I don't.
ion
(slang) I don't.
• -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni
Source: Wiktionary
-ion. Etym: [L. -io, acc. -ionem: cf. F. -ion.]
Definition: A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the act or process of revolving; construction, the act or process of constructing; a thing constructed; dominion, territory ruled over; subjection, state of being subject; dejection; abstraction.
I"on, n. Etym: [Gr. (Elec. Chem.)
Definition: One of the elements which appear at the respective poles when a body is subjected to electro-chemical decomposition. Cf. Anion, Cation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
