Ionization

[ahy-uh-nahyz] /ˈaɪ əˌnaɪz/

verb (used with object), ionized, ionizing.
1.
to separate or change into .
2.
to produce in.
verb (used without object), ionized, ionizing.
3.
to become changed into the form of , as by dissolving.
/ˌaɪənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
1.

/ˈaɪəˌnaɪz/
verb
1.
to change or become changed into ions
n.

1891; see ionize + -ation.
v.

1896, from ion + -ize. Related: Ionized; ionizing.

ionization i·on·i·za·tion (ī’ə-nĭ-zā’shən)
n.

ionize i·on·ize (ī’ə-nīz’)
v. i·on·ized, i·on·iz·ing, i·on·iz·es
To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged atoms or radicals.
i’on·iz’er n.
ionize
(ī’ə-nīz’)

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