3 definitions
for anion
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Anion \An"i*on\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, p. pr. of ? to go up; ? up
+ ? to go.] (Chem.)
An electro-negative atom or group of atoms, or the element
which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the
anode; -- opposed to cation. --Faraday.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
anion
n : a negatively charged ion
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "anion":
acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, antacid,
atom, base, biochemical, cation, chemical, chemical element,
chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer, electrocoating,
electroetching, electrogalvanization, electrogilding,
electrograving, electrolysis, electrolyte, electroplating, element,
galvanization, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer,
hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion, ionization, ionogen, isomer,
macromolecule, metamer, molecule, monomer, neutralizer, nonacid,
nonelectrolyte, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer, pseudoisomer,
radical, reagent, sulfacid, trimer