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Is ion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ion is a Scrabble US word. The word ion is worth 3 points in Scrabble:

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Is ion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ion is a Scrabble UK word and has 3 points:

I1O1N1

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3-letter words (1 found)

ION,

2-letter words (5 found)

IN,IO,NO,OI,ON,

You can make 6 words from ion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of ion

ion oin ino nio oni noi

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Definitions and meaning of ion

ion

Etymology 1

From the ending of anion and cation, which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, going), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, I go). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ī'ən, IPA(key): /ˈaɪən/; enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɒn/
  • (US) enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɑn/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -aɪən, (UK) -aɪɒn
  • Homophone: iron (in some accents only)

Noun

ion (plural ions)

  1. An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From a reduction of I don't.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪˌoʊn/

Phrase

ion

  1. (slang) I don't.

Anagrams

  • -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni

Czech

Alternative forms

  • iont

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjon]
  • IPA(key): [ˈɪjon]
  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈɪjoːn]

Noun

ion m inan

  1. ion

Declension

Further reading

  • ion in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ion in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ion in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɔn/, /jɔn/
  • Hyphenation: ion
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

ion n (plural ionen)

  1. ion (charged atom or compound)

Derived terms

  • ioniseren

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈion]
  • Audio:
  • Rhymes: -ion
  • Hyphenation: i‧on

Pronoun

ion

  1. accusative singular of io

French

Etymology

English ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔ̃/, /i.ɔ̃/

Noun

ion m (plural ions)

  1. (chemistry, physics) ion

Further reading

  • “ion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Japanese

Romanization

ion

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いおん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of イオン

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, going).

Noun

ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ioner, definite plural iona or ionene)

  1. (chemistry, physics) an ion

Derived terms

  • ionisk
  • ionosfære

References

  • “ion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, going).

Noun

ion n (definite singular ionet, indefinite plural ion, definite plural iona)

  1. (chemistry, physics) an ion

Derived terms

  • ionisk
  • ionosfære

References

  • “ion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ion.

Noun

ion m (plural ioni)

  1. ion

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • ión

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ion, i‧on

Noun

ion m (plural iones)

  1. ion (atom bearing an electrical charge)

Further reading

  • “ion”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French ion, from English ion.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ ʔɔn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
  • Phonetic: i on

Noun

ion

  1. an ion

See also

  • ion hoá

Source: wiktionary.org