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ionize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈaɪ.ə.naɪz/
• ī'-ə-nīz

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 From ion + -ize.

Meanings

1. (physical) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.

Forms

Deriveds

ionizing · reionize · non-ionizing radiation · photoionizing · unionize · preionize · ionizer · autoionize · ionizable · un-ionized · ionization · unionized · overionized · deionize · nonionized · counterionize · nonionizing · photoionize

Translations (27)

el ιονίζω (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · sv jonisera (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · ru ионизи́ровать (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · pt ionizar (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · ru ионизова́ть (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · te అయనీకరణం చెందు (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · da ionisere (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · hu ionizál (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · uk іонізува́ти (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · ro ioniza (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · eo jonigi (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · is jóna (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · fi ionisoida (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · pl zjonizować (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · de ionisieren (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · pl jonizować (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · it ionizzare (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · no ionisere (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · es ionizar (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · ar أَيَّنَ (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · mi whakakatote (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · te అయనీకరించు (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · ca ionitzar (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · bg йонизиран (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · fi ionisoitua (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · tl sadagipikin (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species) · fr ioniser (to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species)