anion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter past participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) (see ana-) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.

• (General American) enPR: ăn'-ī-ŏn IPA^(key): /ˈænˌaɪ.ən/, /ˈænˌaɪ.ɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈænˌaɪ.ɒn/

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anion (plural anions)

1. A negatively charged ion.

• cation

• Ion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• ani-on

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈniʔon/, [ʔaˈn̪i.ʔon̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧on

aníon (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜂᜈ᜔)

1. (formal, location) over here (both near the speaker and the listener)

• IPA^(key): /a.njɔ̃/

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anion m (plural anions)

1. anion

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

From German Anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter past participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒnijon]
• Hyphenation: an‧ion
• Rhymes: -on

anion (plural anionok)

1. (chemistry) anion (a negatively charged ion)

• anion in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Borrowed from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.jɔn/

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• Rhymes: -aɲjɔn
• Syllabification: an‧ion

anion m inan

1. anion

   Antonym: kation

• anion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• anion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French anion.

anion m (plural anioni)

1. anion

ȁniōn m (Cyrillic spelling а̏нио̄н)

1. anion