countercation

countercation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrāder.
Old French contre-
Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
Middle English counter-
English counter-
English cation
English countercation

    From counter- + cation.

    Noun

    countercation (plural countercations)

    1. (chemistry) A positively charged ion (cation) that forms an ionic bond with an anion.

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