ion

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

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

Phrase

I don't.

Έννοιες

ιόν

ιόντα

ión

Συνώνυμα

ionic

molecular entity

electrically-charged atom

-ion

ionized atom

neutral atom

Μεταφράσεις

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iyon

أيون

ião

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈaɪən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From the ending of anion and cation, which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “I go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.