counteranion

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noun

A negatively charged counterion

OriginEnglish anion ← Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

nouncounteranion (plural counteranions)

plural counteranions

  1. chemistryA negatively charged counterion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  14. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  15. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  19. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  20. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  21. Englishanion
  22. Englishcounteranion

From counter- + anion.

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Anagrams

nonautocrine
Cite this entry
APA

counteranion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteranion

MLA

“counteranion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteranion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteranion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteranion.

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