Meanings
nouncounterion (plural counterions)
plural counterions
- chemistryAny ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
Synonyms: gegenion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishcounterion
Translations
Finnish vastaioni
- vastaioniion of opposite charge
French contre-ion
- contre-ionion of opposite charge
German Gegenion
- Gegenionion of opposite charge
Korean 상대이온
- 상대이온 (sangdaeion)ion of opposite charge
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
counterion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterion
MLA
“counterion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterion.
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