monoanionic

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adjective

Having a single negative charge

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

adjectivemonoanionic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving a single negative charge

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  13. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  14. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  15. Englishanion
  16. Englishanionic
  17. Englishmonoanionic

From mono- + anionic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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