íon

See also: Ion, ión, Iôn, iōn̄, ïon, -ion, i-on, and ion-

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ião (European)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.õ/

• Hyphenation: í‧on

Noun

íon m (plural (Brazil) íons) (Brazilian spelling)

1. (physics, chemistry) ion (electrically charged atom)

Hyponyms

• anião, catião

Related terms

• iônico
• iônio
• ionismo
• ionização
• ionizado
• ionizante
• ionizar
• ionosfera