Meanings
nounpolyoxoanion (plural polyoxoanions)
plural polyoxoanions
- chemistryAny of several complex polymeric oxoanions, especially those of larger transition elements
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishoxo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
- Proto-Hellenic*aná
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
- Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
- Englishanion
- Englishoxoanion
- Englishpolyoxoanion
Cite this entry
APA
polyoxoanion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoxoanion
MLA
“polyoxoanion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoxoanion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyoxoanion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoxoanion.
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