English Explanatory Dictionary

-oan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to convert the name of an atom or ion to an adjective that means containing cations or anions of that atom or ion.

Word forms

-oan

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -o(us) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -oan Suffixal construction from -o(us) + -an.

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