"gegenion" meaning in English

See gegenion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gegenions [plural]
Etymology: From the German gegen (“against”) + ion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|gegen||against}} German gegen (“against”), {{m|en|ion}} ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} gegenion (plural gegenions)
  1. (physical chemistry, physics) A counterion: an ion of opposite charge to another in an electrochemical or ion transport system. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Ions, Physical chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-gegenion-en-noun-miLQ2-Oo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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