anion
A negatively charged ionA negatively charged ion.
» An oxyanion is an anion that contains the element oxygen.
Meaning
1 sensesA negatively charged ion.
Anion
анио́нanión
аніо́нanión
a negatively charged ion
Examples
3 sentencesAn oxyanion is an anion that contains the element oxygen.
A dichalcogenide is a chemical compound containing two chalcogen anions and at least one more electropositive element.
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter present parLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter present participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, an- (“up, away, forward”) + ion.
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