ions
- plural of ion.
Example Sentences
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However, evidence suggests the particles, which were initially designed to carry imaging agents, can collect positively charged iron ions from the bloodstream and transport them into tumor cells.
From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026
When connected to a battery, an electric charge is applied to ions within the liquid.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
If trapped ions are favored, the winners would be IonQ and Quantinuum, the Honeywell International spinout that will come public soon.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But, with luck, the addition of magnesium or possibly calcium ions to the sugar-phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure, the correctness of which would not be debatable.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
