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ionic

ionic

8 5.0
Relating to charged particles like those in salt
  • adjective
  • /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : iónico
  • Regulation of hydration by controlling pH and ionic concentrations may also alter the function of the mucociliary escalator.
  • ionic conductivity
  • ionic balance
  • ionic composition

This is because salt, also known as NaCl or sodium chloride, is an ionic compound.

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Examples

  • Along with a CHI blow dryer, you get both the ceramic and ionic technology together in only one tool.

    Blog text (13)
  • The pH or ionic strength can influence the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions within the matrix of protein molecules.

    Academic text (2014)
  • This is an ionic air purifier.

  • Minerals in water may be more readily absorbed than those from food as they are in the free ionic state.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This is because salt, also known as NaCl or sodium chloride, is an ionic compound.

  • An organic contaminant will distribute among the four soil phases in relation to its solubility, volatility, and ionic charge.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The EEG records potential changes, which are generated by the summed ionic currents of many thousands of cortical neurons.

    Academic text (2006)
  • As energy stores diminish, the cellular processes begin to fail, ionic gradients across cellular membranes begin to dissipate, and cell necrosis can occur.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Salinity in the soil affects the germination process in several ways, such as prevention of water absorption, ionic stress, and reduction of enzyme activities within the seeds.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Salt is an ionic compound made up of positively and negatively charged ions.

Antonyms

nonionic
  • Specialized
7.7

Not forming charged particles in water

Compounds

ionic bond
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A strong pull between atoms when one atom gives an electron to another

ionic charge
  • Specialized
1 5.7

The electric charge an atom has after it gains or loses electrons

ionic medication
  • Specialized
6.5

A treatment that uses a small electric current to push medicine into body tissue

Ionic order
  • Specialized
9.3

A Greek column style with spiral scrolls on top

ionic beam
  • Specialized
9.1

A narrow stream of tiny charged particles used to change material surfaces

Ionic dialect
  • Specialized
9.9

An old form of Greek used in coastal western Turkey and later in Athens

non-ionic detergent
  • Specialized
5.7

A cleaning chemical whose molecules do not carry an electric charge in water and that makes little foam

How Ionic

ionic
  • Specialized
8 5.0
covalent
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Surface Forms

ionic positive

Morphology

ionic = ion (transparent) = ion + ic

Formed regularly from the noun 'ion' with the adjectival suffix '-ic', meaning 'relating to ions' and thus predictably derived.

Etymology

Ionic comes from the Greek word ion, from the old verb ienai meaning 'to go'. An ion is a tiny charged particle that can 'go' or move under electricity, so ionic describes things that involve these moving charged particles, like salts made of positive and negative ions.