ionic compound

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ionic compound

noun ionic compounds

A chemical compound consisting of cations and anions held together by electrostatic forces. When writing the formula for the ionic compound, the cation comes first, followed by the anion, both with numeric subscripts to indicate the number of atoms of each.

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@misc{ionic_compound_2026,
  title = {ionic compound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ionic%20compound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}