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an atom or molecule that has acquired an electrical charge by the loss or gain of electrons- a lithium-ion battery
- The ion propulsion system is incredibly efficient in space.
- The car is powered by a 400-pound a lithium-ion battery.
- Quang-ha then mutters: "What's really being measured are ions of hydrogen."Holly Goldberg Sloan -- Counting by 7s
- I don't know, but I'm ion sad and tired to ask.Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
- "Now let's find the den ions...'Norton Juster -- The Phantom Tollbooth
- She explained the disabling device's funct:ions to Thomas in a curt, efficient manner.James Dashner -- The Death Cure
- The electricity in the air has changed; it's like you can smell the ions dancing.Gayle Forman -- Where She Went
- The air felt strange all around me, like just after or before a thunderstorm when the very ions have been shifted, resettled.Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- [He stops and turns to the Ion' JUROR.Reginald Rose -- Twelve Angry Men
- But he was a biologist and he made her captive to macrocytes and hemoglobin electrophoresis and ion exchange resins.William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
- Ion wouldn't care who I killed or whether I brushed my hair ....George R.R. Martin -- A Storm of Swords
- Aiming for the weak point at the base of the skull, she let the troll have a long burst of the concentrated ion ray.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- I said, "Ion would be welcome at our lunch table tomorrow."John Green -- Paper Towns
- "And this too," said Ion.George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
- He buys a notebook and draws up plans for cloud chambers, ion detectors, X-ray goggles.Anthony Doerr -- All the Light We Cannot See
- A bolt of lightning ricocheted off the point and blasted the ghosts to ions, leaving a smoking crater where the earthen fountain had been.Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
- Ionic means containing ions-electrically charged particles.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- But long before the child learns to talk properly—and Ion before it learns to think philosophically—the world we have become a habit.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
- "I see one now," Ion replied.George R.R. Martin -- A Game of Thrones
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