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ion

i·on [  ən,  òn ] (plural i·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
electrically charged atom or atom group: an atom or group of atoms that has acquired an electric charge by losing or gaining one or more electrons

[Mid-19th century. < Greek, "moving thing" < present participle of ienai "go"; because an ion moves toward the electrode of opposite charge]
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