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Main Entry: ion
Pronunciation: primarystressimacr-schwan, primarystressimacr-secondarystressän
Function: noun
1 : an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons -- see ANION, CATION
2 : a charged subatomic particle (as a free electron)
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