ion

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UK/ˈaɪən/UK/ˈaɪ.ɒn/US/ˈaɪ.ɑn//ˈaɪˌoʊn/

noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ἰόν →
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Meanings

ion1

nounion (plural ions)

plural ions

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

ion2

phrase
  1. slangAfrican-American VernacularI don't.

    ion want 2

    I don't want to

    1 more example

    ion know what 2 do

    I don't know what to do

Ion3

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
  2. human sciencesIon of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school

Ion4

proper nounIon (plural Ions)

plural Ions

  1. A surname from Romanian.

Origin

ion · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἰόν“going”
  2. Englishion

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.

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ion · phrase

From a reduction of I don't.

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Ion · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἼων
  2. EnglishIon

From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).

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Ion · proper noun

  1. RomanianIon
  2. RomanianIon
  3. EnglishIon

Borrowed from Romanian Ion.

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Translations

Arabic شَارِد, أَيُون
  • شَارِد (šārid)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
  • أَيُون (ʔayūn)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Basque ioi
  • ioiatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Bengali আয়ন
  • আয়ন (aẏon)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Brazilian Portuguese íon
  • íonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Bulgarian йон
  • йон (jon)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Catalan ió
  • ióatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Chinese Mandarin 離子 /离子
  • 離子 /离子 (lízǐ)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Czech iont
  • iontatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Danish ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Dutch ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Esperanto jono
  • jonoatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Estonian ioon
  • ioonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
European Portuguese ião
  • iãoatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Finnish ioni
  • ioniatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
French ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
German Ion
  • Ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Greek ιόν
  • ιόν (ión)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Hungarian ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Icelandic jón, fareind
  • jónatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
  • fareindatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Indonesian ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Italian ione
  • ioneatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Japanese イオン
  • イオン (ion)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Korean 이온
  • 이온 (ion)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Latvian jons
  • jonsatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Norwegian Bokmål ion
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Persian یون
  • یون (yon)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Polish jon
  • jonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Russian ио́н
  • ио́н (ión)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Slovak ión
  • iónatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Spanish ion, ión
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
  • iónatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Swahili ioni
  • ioniatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Swedish jon
  • jonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Tagalog dagipik
  • dagipikatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Thai ไอออน
  • ไอออน (ai-ɔ̂n)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Turkish iyon
  • iyonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Ukrainian йон
  • йон (jon)atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Vietnamese ion, ly tử
  • ionatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
  • ly tửatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge
Welsh ïon
  • ïonatom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ion

brianRyantionIanlionBryanHawaiianOrionlienzionsionscioncyanMayanpsionprionpionarionGaianGeminianO'Brienskyan
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Sounds the same

iron (in some accents only)

Anagrams

niooniIno
Cite this entry
APA

ion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ion

MLA

“ion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ion.

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