ionize

English

Alternative forms

• ionise

Etymology

ion +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• enPR: ī'-ə-nīz, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ə.naɪz/

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Verb

ionize (third-person singular simple present ionizes, present participle ionizing, simple past and past participle ionized)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• deionize
• ionization
• ionizer
• ionizing
• non-ionizing radiation

Translations

to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species

• Arabic: أَيَّنَ‎ (ar) (ʔayyana)
• Catalan: ionitzar (ca)
• Esperanto: jonigi
• Finnish: ionisoida, ionisoida, ionisoitua
• French: ioniser (fr)
• Greek: ιονίζω (el) (ionízo)
• Hungarian: ionizál (hu)
• Icelandic: jóna
• Italian: ionizzare (it)
• Maori: whakakatote
• Norwegian: ionisere
• Polish: jonizować (pl) impf, zjonizować pf
• Portuguese: ionizar (pt)
• Romanian: ioniza (ro)
• Spanish: ionizar (es)
• Swedish: jonisera (sv)
• Tagalog: sadagipikin
• Telugu: అయనీకరణం చెందు (ayanīkaraṇaṁ cendu), అయనీకరించు (ayanīkariñcu)