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ionization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• īənĭzā'shən
• /ˌaɪənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionization From ionize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.

Forms

Deriveds

reionization · preionization · electroionization · degree of ionization · autoionization · ionization energy · photoionization · overionization · unionization

Translations (28)

fr ionisation (any process that leads to dissociation) · si අයනීකරණය (any process that leads to dissociation) · es ionización (any process that leads to dissociation) · is jónun (any process that leads to dissociation) · te అయనీకరణం (any process that leads to dissociation) · ka იონიზაცია (any process that leads to dissociation) · sv jonisering (any process that leads to dissociation) · ga ianú (any process that leads to dissociation) · pt ionização (any process that leads to dissociation) · ru иониза́ция (any process that leads to dissociation) · ro ionizare (any process that leads to dissociation) · tl sadagipik (any process that leads to dissociation) · fi ionisaatio (any process that leads to dissociation) · ga ianúchán (any process that leads to dissociation) · ro ionizație (any process that leads to dissociation) · ca ionització (any process that leads to dissociation) · hi आयनीकरण (any process that leads to dissociation) · mi whakakatotetanga (any process that leads to dissociation) · ja イオン化 (any process that leads to dissociation) · it ionizzazione (any process that leads to dissociation) · sh jonizacija (any process that leads to dissociation) · pl jonizacja (any process that leads to dissociation) · sh јонизација (any process that leads to dissociation) · cs ionizace (any process that leads to dissociation) · ja 電離 (any process that leads to dissociation) · bg йонизация (any process that leads to dissociation) · de Ionisation (any process that leads to dissociation) · hi आयनन (any process that leads to dissociation)