counter-ion

 [koun-ter-ahy-uhn, -ahy-on]  

coun·ter-i·on

   [koun-ter-ahy-uhn, -ahy-on]
noun Physical Chemistry.
an ion in solution that associates itself with an ion of opposite charge on the surface of a member of a solute.
Origin:
counter- + ion
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