ion

[ahy-uh n, ahy-on] /ˈaɪ ən, ˈaɪ ɒn/
noun, Physics, Chemistry
1.
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
2.
one of the electrically charged particles formed in a gas by electric discharge or the like.
Origin
< Greek ión going, neuter present participle of iénai to go; term introduced by Michael Faraday in 1834

Ion

[ahy-on] /ˈaɪ ɒn/
noun
1.
Classical Mythology. the eponymous ancestor of the Ionians: a son of Apollo and Creusa who is abandoned by his mother but returns to become an attendant in Apollo's temple at Delphi.
2.
(italics) a drama on this subject (415? b.c.) by Euripides.

-ion

1.
a suffix, appearing in words of Latin origin, denoting action or condition, used in Latin and in English to form nouns from stems of Latin adjectives (communion; union), verbs (legion; opinion), and especially past participles (allusion; creation; fusion; notion; torsion).
Also, -ation, -ition, -tion.
Compare -cion, -xion.
Origin
< Latin -iōn- (stem of -iō) suffix forming nouns, especially on past participle stems; replacing Middle English -ioun < Anglo-French < Latin -iōn-

Ion.

1.
Ionic.
Examples from the web for ion
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  • Different ion channels respond to different kinds of stimulation.
  • Some jellyfish, algae and bacteria produce light-activated ion pumps and channels.
  • The quantum state of one ion was teleported to a second ion using a third ion in the middle as an intermediate.
  • We might be able to create an ion drive in place of a chemical rocket.
  • Tesla's vehicles use standard lithium-ion battery cells.
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  • At present, nuclear engineers clean cobalt from the system by trapping it in what are known as ion-exchange resins.
  • It has developed lithium-ion batteries that are unusually cheap and easy to make.
British Dictionary definitions for ion

ion

/ˈaɪən; -ɒn/
noun
1.
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons See also cation, anion
Word Origin
C19: from Greek, literally: going, from ienai to go

-ion

suffix
1.
indicating an action, process, or state: creation, objection Compare -ation, -tion
Word Origin
from Latin -iōn-, -io
Word Origin and History for ion
n.

1834, introduced by English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (suggested by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath), coined from Greek ion, neuter present participle of ienai "go," from PIE root *ei- "to go, to walk" (cf. Greek eimi "I go;" Latin ire "to go," iter "a way;" Old Irish ethaim "I go;" Irish bothar "a road" (from *bou-itro- "cows' way"), Gaulish eimu "we go," Gothic iddja "went," Sanskrit e'ti "goes," imas "we go," ayanam "a going, way;" Avestan ae'iti "goes;" Old Persian aitiy "goes;" Lithuanian eiti "to go;" Old Church Slavonic iti "go;" Bulgarian ida "I go;" Russian idti "to go"). So called because ions move toward the electrode of opposite charge.

-ion

suffix forming nouns of state, condition, or action from verbs, from Latin -ionem (nominative -io), sometimes via French -ion.

ion in Medicine

ion i·on (ī'ən, ī'ŏn')
n.
An atom or a group of atoms that has acquired a net electric charge by gaining or losing one or more electrons.

ion in Science
ion
  (ī'ən, ī'ŏn')   
An atom or a group of atoms that has an electric charge. Positive ions, or cations, are formed by the loss of electrons; negative ions, or anions, are formed by the gain of electrons.
ion in Culture
ion [(eye-uhn, eye-on)]

An atom that has either lost or gained one or more electrons, so that it has an electrical charge. Ions can be either positively or negatively charged.

Related Abbreviations for ion

ION

Institute of Nutrition

Ion.

Ionic