trianion

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ anion.

Noun

trianion (plural trianions)

1. (chemistry) An anion that has three negative charges
   • 1974, John H. Block, Inorganic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, Lea & Febiger, page 127:

     In fact, very little of the phosphate trianion,P0₄^-3, is produced in the simple ionization process.

Derived terms

• trianionic

Anagrams

• Antirion, Tironian