ion : Idioms & Phrases

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-ion

-ion
Etymology
L. -io, acc. -ionem: cf. F. -ion.
Definitions
  1. A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the act or process of revolving; construction, the act or process of constructing; a thing constructed; dominion, territory ruled over; subjection, state of being subject; dejection; abstraction.
Webster 1913

ammonium ion

  • noun the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
    ammonium.
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calcium ion

  • noun ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood
    factor IV.
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hydrogen ion

  • noun a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
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hydrogen ion concentration

  • noun the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter
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hydroxide ion

  • noun the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
    hydroxide ion.
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hydroxyl ion

  • noun the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
    hydroxide ion.
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ion beam

  • noun a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed
    ionic beam.
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ion engine

  • noun a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field
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ion exchange

  • noun a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing
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ion pump

  • noun a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface
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