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deionize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ionize English deionize From de- + ionize.

Meanings

  1. (physical, transitive) To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions. ▸ To cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.
  2. (physical, transitive) To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions. ▸ To remove the ionic constituents from (a liquid, e.g. water).
    • Water can be deionized using ion exchange resins.
  3. (intransitive, physical) To be deprived of ions.
  4. (intransitive, physical) To be deprived of ions. ▸ Of an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
    • Sparks have been made with durations as light sources down to a few nanoseconds, the advantage being that the ionized gas which created the light can deionize and dissipate its heat sufficiently quickly whereas a discharge in gases like xenon in a bottle deionizes and dissipates more slowly. 1981 June 25, George H. Lunn, “High-speed photography”, in Nature, volume 291, →DOI, page 618:
    • In the acidic medium at pH 2.0, amino, imino and hydroxyl groups of the hybrid are protonated and KP [ketoprofen] deionizes and becomes less soluble [36]; this leads to a decrease in the release rate and percentage of KP. 2021 October, Islam M. Minisy, Nehal A. Salahuddin, Mohamad M. Ayad, “In vitro release study of ketoprofen-loaded chitosan/polyaniline nanofibers”, in Polymer Bulletin, volume 78, →DOI, page 5616:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deionized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deionized Tense=Past lexicographic
de-ionize alternative lexicographic
de-ionise alternative lexicographic
deionizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deionise alternative lexicographic
deionizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

ionize

Deriveds

deionization · electrodeionize · deionized · deionizer

Synonyms

unionize · unionize

Translations (5)

is afjóna (to remove the ions from) · sv avjonisera (to remove the ions from) · bg дейонизирам (to remove the ions from) · es desionizar (to remove the ions from) · mi tango katote (to remove the ions from)