ion/salt 2012-03-23T07:25:49Z Any condition in which the main influencing factor is an atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons and thereby acquired a charge, or is any of a large class of chemical compounds formed when a positively charged ion (a cation) bonds with a negatively charged ion (an anion). XCO:0000149 experimental_condition_ontology jsmith chemical with specified structure