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-oan
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Appendix:Variations of "oan"
English
Etymology
en :af -ous<alt:-o(us)> -an 1
Suffixal construction from en -ous -o(us) -an.
Suffix
Used to convert the name of an atom or ion to an adjective that means containing cations or anions of that atom or ion.
en bismuth -oan bismuthoan containing trivalent bismuth
en cupro- copper -oan cuproan containing monovalent copper
en plumbo- lead -oan plumboan containing divalent lead
Derived terms
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