Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any multiply charged ion; a polycation or polyanion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English polyion From poly- + ion.

Inflected Forms

polyions (plural)

Questions

What does polyion mean?: any multiply charged ion; a polycation or polyanion.
Where does polyion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English polyion From poly- + ion.

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