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Ion vs Macroion - What's the difference?

ion | macroion |

As nouns the difference between ion and macroion

is that ion is ion (electrically charged atom) while macroion is (chemistry|physics) a very large ion, especially a colloidal particle carrying an electric charge.

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

    macroion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, physics) A very large ion, especially a colloidal particle carrying an electric charge

    • Anagrams

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