nonionic

N1O1N1I1O1N1I1C3

adjective

Not ionic.

Similar
nonionizednonionisedunionizedunionisednonpolar
Opposite
ionic
OriginEnglish ionic ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

adjectivenonionic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot ionic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot converted into ions

Similar
nonionizednonionisedunionizedunionised

adjectivenot ionic

Similar
nonpolar
Opposite
ionic
Also see
nonionizednonpolarun-ionizedunionized

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  17. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  18. Englishion
  19. Englishionic
  20. Englishnonionic

From non- + ionic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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