Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrogen ion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-gen ion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydrogen, ion.: H⁻ or H⁺

noun

a proton combined with one or more water molecules; usually written H₃O⁺ and called the hydronium ion though is best considered as H₉O₄⁺ but is often written H⁺_((aq)) for simplicity

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What does hydrogen ion mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydrogen, ion.: H⁻ or H⁺

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