Definition of Counterion

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to that another in a solution or other electrochemical system ¹

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Definition of Counterion

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterion

counterinsurgencies
counterinsurgency
counterinsurgent
counterinsurgents
counterintelligence
counterinterpretation
counterinterpretations
counterintuition
counterintuitive
counterintuitively
counterintuitiveness
counterintuitivity
counterinvestigation
counterinvestigations
counterinvestment
counterion (current term)
counterionic
counterions
counterirritant
counterirritants
counterirritate
counterirritated
counterirritates
counterirritating
counterirritation
counterirritations
counterjab
counterjabs
counterjumper
counterjumpers

Literary usage of Counterion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"One interesting piece of information came to light in pursuit of the effect of counterion on the nucleophilicity and one-electron-transfer potentialities of ..."

2. Thin Polymer and Phospholipid Films for Biosensors: Characterisation with by Torbjorn Tjarnhage (1997)
"Determinations of the rates of counterion and solvent transport through polymer film are thus important for assessing the role that these processes play in ..."

3. Proceedings of the Scientific Workshop on the Health Effects of Electric and by Philip J. Bierbaum (1994)
"counterion. A free charge which is held near a fixed or immobilized charge by the requirement of electroneutrality. Current, Electric. ..."

4. Stabilization of Arsenic Wastes by Max Taylor, Robert Fuessle (1995)
"For barium stabilization, the treatment effectiveness depends only on the amount of sulfate and is independent of the metal counterion used in the additive. ..."

5. Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry by Ingmar Grenthe, Ignasi Puigdomenech, Bert Allard, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"Additional counterion concentrations in the diffuse layer of the humic molecule are calculated using Donnan expressions ..."

6. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"These compounds include "a fatty acid such as oleic, linoleic, palmitic, myristic, and lauric acid, and a basic counterion such as the hydroxides of ..."

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