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interionic

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[in-ter-ahy-on-ik] / ˌɪn tər aɪˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. between ions.


Etymology

Origin of interionic

First recorded in 1900–05; inter- + ionic

Example Sentences

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Ions become more and more widely separated the more dilute the solution, and the residual interionic attractions become less and less.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The water molecules surround individual K+ and Cl− ions, reducing the strong interionic forces that bind the ions together and letting them move off into solution as solvated ions, as Figure 11.7 shows.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Thus, Al2O3 would have a shorter interionic distance than Al2Se3, and Al2O3 would have the larger lattice energy.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

They suggested that although interionic attraction in an aqueous solution is very greatly reduced by solvation of the ions and the insulating action of the polar solvent, it is not completely nullified.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019