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trianion

trianion noun: an anion that has three negative charges.

Noun

trianion (plural trianions)

  1. An anion that has three negative charges
    • In fact, very little of the phosphate trianion,P0₄⁻³, is produced in the simple ionization process.1974, John H. Block, Inorganic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, Lea & Febiger, page 127

Forms of trianion

pluraltrianions

Origin of trianion

From tri- + anion.

Words formed from trianion

Questions about trianion

What does trianion mean?
Trianion means an anion that has three negative charges.
What part of speech is trianion?
Trianion is a noun.
What is the plural of trianion?
The plural of trianion is trianions.

Words near trianion in the dictionary

  1. triangulo-triangular
  2. trianguloid
  3. Triangulum
  4. Triangulum Australe
  5. Triangulum Galaxy
  6. trianion
  7. trianionic
  8. trianions
  9. triannual
  10. triannually
  11. triannulate

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