All 8 Uses
ion
in
White Noise, by Don DeLillo
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- He is known as Old Man Treadwell, as if he were a landmark, a rock format ion or brooding swamp.†
Part 1 *ion = an atom that has acquired an electrical charge by the loss or gain of an electron
- Love helps us develop an identity secure enough to allow itself to be placed in another's care and protect ion.†
Part 1
- An abrupt emotion entered his voice, a scrape and gargle that sounded like the stirring of some beast's ambit ion.†
Part 1
- The predict ions did not seem reckless to them.†
Part 2ions = atoms with an electrical charge caused by the loss or gain of an electron
- The brain of a white rat releases calcium ions when it's exposed to radio-frequency waves.†
Part 3
- He gave the impress ion he was intent on outfoxing us, working on our guilt, showing us that no matter how little sleep we got, he got less.†
Part 3ion = an atom that has acquired an electrical charge by the loss or gain of an electron
- There was no sign of official act ion, no jitneys or ambulettes painted in primary colors.†
Part 3
- If all goes well, if they bring it off, some natural law of perfect ion is obeyed.†
Part 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(ion) an atom that has acquired an electrical charge by the loss or gain of an electron
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)