Etymology

monocation

M3O1N1O1C3A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: A cation formed by removal of a single electron from a neutral species Full definition →

English cation ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishcation
  5. English todaymonocation

From mono- + cation.

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