Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyanion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyan-ion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any anion having more than one negative charge.

noun

Any compound having multiple anion moieties, especially one based on a polymer.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 English polyanion From poly- + anion.

Inflected Forms

polyanions (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudopolyanion

Frequently Paired Words

polycation polyelectrolyte polyion

Questions

What does polyanion mean?: Any anion having more than one negative charge.
Where does polyanion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 English polyanion From poly- + anion.

How to pronounce polyanion

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “polyanion”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “polyanion”.
Repeat and practice — Say “polyanion” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.