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ions

ions is the plural of ion.

Meaning of ion

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.

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ions

Ions

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ions

Ions

  1. (plural) plural of Ion

Origin of ions

From a Northumberland variant of John + the patronymic suffix -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with ions

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Questions about ions

What does ions mean?
Ions means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What is ions the plural of?
Ions is the plural of ion.
What part of speech is ions?
Ions is a proper noun.

Words near ions in the dictionary

  1. ionospherist
  2. ionospherists
  3. ionotrophic
  4. ionotropic
  5. ionotropy
  6. ions
  7. iontophoresed
  8. iontophoreses
  9. iontophoresis
  10. iontophoretic
  11. iontophoretical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ions (page history and authors); Ions (page history and authors); ion (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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