reionization

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ ionization.

Noun

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reionization (plural reionizations)

  1. The act or process of reionizing.
  2. (astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons is produced after the Big Bang, when stars and galaxies ionized neutral hydrogen, or the era in which this occurs.

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