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Don vs Ion - What's the difference?

don | ion |

As nouns the difference between don and ion

is that don is (science) (dissolved organic nitrogen) while ion is ion (electrically charged atom).

don

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
  • A mafia boss.
    • Derived terms
    * donnish

    Etymology 2

    A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.

    Verb

    (donn)
  • (clothing) to put on, to dress in
    • To don one's clothes.
    Antonyms
    * (put on clothes)
    See also
    * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    ion

    English

    (wikipedia ion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

    • Derived terms

    * anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermion