Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anionic

/ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: an-ion-ic
IPA: /ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an anion.

noun

an anionic detergent

Informal

Example Sentences

"Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−)."
"Inspection of CD data reveals that, similar to previously reported data for megainin^([sic]) peptides [ 33 ], preference of α-helical conformation of TM2 and TM3 segments are different in anionic (SDS) and zwitterionic (DPC) media, reflecting the importance of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between the peptides and micelles."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anionic From anion + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more anionic (comparative) most anionic (superlative) anionics (plural)

Derived Forms

anionically anionicity catanionic dianionic monoanionic oxyanionic polyanionic tetraanionic trianionic

Phrases

anionic detergent

Synonyms

anionic detergent non-ionic detergent

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce anionic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/.
What does anionic mean?: Of or pertaining to an anion.
Where does anionic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anionic From anion + -ic.

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