countercation

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noun

A positively charged ion (cation) that forms an ionic bond with an anion.

OriginEnglish cation ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncountercation (plural countercations)

plural countercations

  1. chemistryA positively charged ion (cation) that forms an ionic bond with an anion.

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. Englishcation
  13. Englishcountercation

From counter- + cation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

counteraction
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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