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
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
