Ion (disambiguation)

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In physics and chemistry, an ion is an atom or group of atoms with a net electric charge.

Ion may also refer to:

• Ion (mythology), also called Ionas, the son of Xuthus and Creüsa, daughter of Erechtheus.
• Ion (dialogue), a dialogue by Plato, between Socrates and Ion, a reciter of epic poems.
• Ion (play), a play by Euripides on the relationship between humans and the gods, in which Ion is instead the son of Apollo.
• Ion (window manager), in computing, a window manager for the X Window System.
• Ion (paintball marker), the Paintball marker from Smart Parts.
• Ion (name), the Romanian equivalent of John
• Ion (network), a defunct communications network formerly pushed by Sprint
• Ion (comics), a fictional symbiotic creature in the DC Comics universe.
• Ion (Marvel Comics), the super villain of Marvel Comics.
• Ion of Chios, a writer and philosopher.
• Saturn Ion, an automobile sold by General Motors.
• Alesis Ion, an analog-modeling synthesizer keyboard made by Alesis.

ION is an acronym for:

• Instituto Oncologico Nacional, or National Oncologic Institute, a specialized hospital in Panama City for cancer treatment.
• Institute of Navigation, a non-profit professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of navigation.
• ION Television
• I-O-N, a manga by mangaka Arina Tanemura.
• ION (chocolate), a Greek chocolate brand.

Ion is also a character in Tales of the Abyss