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
- (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.
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(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.
- (intransitive, physical) To be deprived of ions.
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Deriveds
deionization · electrodeionize · deionized · deionizer
Synonyms
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)