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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted acinotStarts with CEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. a positively charged ion

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτῐόν (kătĭón), neuter present participle of κᾰ́τειμῐ (kắteimĭ, “to go down, come down”), from κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, “downwards, down, cata-”) + εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go, come”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, cat(a)- + ion.

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