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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ionic mean? 

• IONIC (noun)
  The noun IONIC has 1 sense:

1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

  Familiarity information: IONIC used as a noun is very rare.

• IONIC (adjective)
  The adjective IONIC has 3 senses:

1. containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions

2. of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture

3. of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language

  Familiarity information: IONIC used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IONIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Attic; Classical Greek; Ionic; Ionic dialect

Hypernyms ("Ionic" is a kind of...):

Ancient Greek (the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire)

• IONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

ionic hydrogen

Antonym:

nonionic (not ionic)

Pertainym:

ion (a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)

Derivation:

ion (a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Ionic order (the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Ionia (region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with microglia) respond to injury.

(Murine Astrocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Increased cAMP levels lead to the activation of protein kinase A, which inhibits the phosphorylation of myosin and lowers intracellular ionic calcium concentrations, resulting in relaxation of bronchial smooth muscles.

(Levalbuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

Ionic silver has a high affinity for negatively charged side groups on microbial cell proteins.

(Ionic Silver-Impregnated Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Antimicrobial Dressing, NCI Thesaurus)

The sources include biogalvanic cells, biofuel cells, and ionic concentration cells.

(Bioelectric Energy Sources, NCI Thesaurus)

An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH.

(Buffer, NCI Thesaurus)

A water-soluble, tri-iodinated, non-ionic monomeric benzoate derivative and contrast medium used in diagnostic radiography.

(Iobitridol, NCI Thesaurus)

Levobupivacaine reversibly binds voltage-gated sodium channels to modulate ionic flux and prevent the initiation and transmission of nerve impulses (stabilizing neuronal membrane), thereby resulting in analgesia and anesthesia.

(Levobupivacaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Lidocaine stabilizes the neuronal membrane by binding to and inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels, thereby inhibiting the ionic fluxes required for the initiation and conduction of impulses and effecting local anesthesia.

(Lidocaine, NCI Thesaurus)

It is putatively involved in regulation of the ionic balance of perilymphatic and endolymphatic cochlear fluids.

(GNAZ Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Gadobutrol is a non-ionic, paramagnetic complex consisting of gadolinium (Gd3+) chelated with the macrocyclic compound dihydroxy-hydroxymethylpropyl-tetraazacyclododecane-triacetic acid (butrol).

(Gadobutrol, NCI Thesaurus)