Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ionization"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ionize \I"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ionized}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ionizing}.] (Elec. Chem.)
To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving in
water. -- {I`on*i*za"tion}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ionization
n : the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating
atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or
subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric
fields in a gas [syn: {ionisation}]
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