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unionization en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English union 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 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 -ization English unionization From union + -ization.

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:labour, uncountable) The act of forming a trade union.
   • Still, the coffee giant, which has been facing a wave of unionization efforts inside stores across the United States, was light on specifics around some of the concerns that have been raised by its employees, like scheduling. 2022 September 13, Julie Creswell, “Starbucks Shares Shift in Strategy, to Automation and Expansion”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Antonyms

disuniting · disunification · deunionization

Deriveds

antiunionization · deunionization · postunionization · reunionization · preunionization

Relateds

unitedness · unison · union · Unison · unification · unity

Translations (3)

pt sindicalização (act of forming a trade union) · fr syndicalisation (act of forming a trade union) · fi järjestäytyminen (act of forming a trade union)

unionization en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˌaɪənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- 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 English unionization From un- + ionization.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, rare, uncountable) Synonym of deionization.
   • In this case, the dissociation of the acid and unionization (or hydrolysis) of conjugate salt should be taken into account for calculating [H⁺] [i.e., Equation (2.39)]. 2004, Cherng-ju Kim, “Ionic Equilibrium”, in Advanced Pharmaceutics: Physicochemical Principles, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 61:
   • Unionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates excretion of drug. 2018, Ranjan Kumar Patel, Conceptual Review of Pharmacology: 3rd Edition, page 2:
   • The acid or base form is the unionized form and salt form is the ionized form of the corresponding acid or base. Accordingly, ionized and unionized can be substituted in the above equations in order to calculate the amount of ionization or unionization at a particular pH value. 2017, Amie D. Brooks, Cynthia Sanoski, Emily R. Hajjar, NAPLEX 2017 Strategies, Practice & Review, page 571:

Forms

Synonyms

deionization