Ion in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Ion

You can make 6 words from 'ion' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'ion'
• 2 letters words from 'ion'

3 letters words from 'ion'

ION 3

2 letters words from 'ion'

IN 2	IO 2
NO 2	OI 2
ON 2

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): /ˈaɪɒn/
• (US) enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ɑn/
• Rhymes: -aɪən
• 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.

   ion know what 2 do

   ion want 2

Anagrams

• -ino, NIO, NOI, ONI, oni

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Czech

Alternative forms

• iont

Noun

ion m

1. ion

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

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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

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ion

1. accusative singular of io

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̃/, /i.ɔ̃/

Noun

ion m (plural ions)

1. (chemistry, physics) ion

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Japanese

Romanization

ion

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

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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.

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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.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ion.

Noun

ion m (plural ioni)

1. ion

Declension

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• ión

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈon/, [iˈõn]

Noun

ion m (plural iones)

1. ion (atom bearing an electrical charge)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From French ion, from English ion.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Phonetic: i ông

Noun

ion

1. an ion

See also

• ion hoá

Source: wiktionary.org

• an electrically-charged particle formed by loss or gain of electrons by an atom.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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