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Pion vs Ion - What's the difference?

pion | ion |

As nouns the difference between pion and ion

is that pion is pion while ion is ion (electrically charged atom).

pion

English

(wikipedia pion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks]]/[[antiquark, antiquarks.

    • Synonyms

    * pi meson

    Anagrams

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    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