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anion

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"Negative ion"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈænˌaɪ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted ainnoStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3I4O5N

Definitions

  1. a negatively charged ion

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter present participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, an- (“up, away, forward”) + ion.

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