IONIZATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does ionization mean? • IONIZATION (noun)
The noun IONIZATION has 2 senses:
1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
Familiarity information: IONIZATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IONIZATION (noun)
Meaning:
The condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ionisation; ionization
Context example:
the ionization of a gas
Hypernyms ("ionization" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Meaning:
The process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
ionisation; ionization
Hypernyms ("ionization" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
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