ION

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

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Etymology

Proper noun

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

Anagrams

• -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni

Etymology 1

Noun

ion (plural ions)

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

Etymology 2

From a corruption of I don't.

Phrase

ion

(slang) I don't.

Anagrams

• -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni

Source: Wiktionary

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-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

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