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Meaning of ANION

Pronunciation:  'an`Iun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a negatively charged particle
 
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 See Also: hydroxide ion, hydroxyl ion, ion, superoxide, superoxide anion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An"i*on\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, p. pr. of ? to go up; ? up
+ ? to go.] (Chem.)
An electro-negative element, or the element which, in
electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; --
opposed to {cation}. --Faraday.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A negatively-charged ion.
 
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