hydron

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?

Latin carbōlbor.

French carbonebor.

English carbonbf.

English -on

English hydron

From hydro- + -on.

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Noun

hydron (plural hydrons)

1. (chemistry) any hydrogen cation, e.g. a proton (¹H⁺)

See also

• proton
• deuteron
• triton