anion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈænˌaɪ.ɑn/ (General-American)
- ăn'-ī-ŏn (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈænˌaɪ.ɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈænˌaɪ.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter present participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, an- (“up, away, forward”) + ion.
Meanings
- A negatively charged ion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
carbanion · radical anion · polyanion · high anion gap metabolic acidosis · anion exchange · interanion · monoanion · oxoanion · anionization · oxyanion · anionoid · fluoroanion · anion gap · counteranion · anionic · tetraanion · anion vacancy · thioanion · anionize · superanion · anex · dianion · trianion
Descendants
aníon · ainian · anion · anión · anión · anião · anionte · ânion · anione · anion · anion · anion · aniont · anion · anioni · Anion
Hypernyms
Relateds
Translations (40)
cs aniont (negatively charged ion) · gv aneean (negatively charged ion) · kea anione (negatively charged ion) · tl tahapik (negatively charged ion) · km អាញ៉ុង (negatively charged ion) · pt anionte (negatively charged ion) · pl anion (negatively charged ion) · ga ainian (negatively charged ion) · vi ly tử âm (negatively charged ion) · cmn 陰離子 /阴离子 (negatively charged ion) · sl anion (negatively charged ion) · nl anion (negatively charged ion) · pt anião (negatively charged ion) · ca anió (negatively charged ion) · de Anion (negatively charged ion) · eo anjono (negatively charged ion) · hy անիոն (negatively charged ion) · hu anion (negatively charged ion) · ko 음이온 (negatively charged ion) · ja アニオン (negatively charged ion) · ru анио́н (negatively charged ion) · it anione (negatively charged ion) · pt aníon (negatively charged ion) · gl anión (negatively charged ion) · sv anjon (negatively charged ion) · es anión (negatively charged ion) · pt ânion (negatively charged ion) · fr anion (negatively charged ion) · tr anyon (negatively charged ion) · fi anioni (negatively charged ion) · el ανιόν (negatively charged ion) · io aniono (negatively charged ion) · oc anion (negatively charged ion) · bg анио́н (negatively charged ion) · cy anion (negatively charged ion) · kea anioni (negatively charged ion) · be аніён (negatively charged ion) · uk аніо́н (negatively charged ion) · bn ঋণাত্মক আয়ন (negatively charged ion) · ja 陰イオン (negatively charged ion)