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ionize

POS

Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

i=on=ize

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb ionize has 2 senses

ionize(v = verb.change) ionise - become converted into ions; Array

is one way to change

Derived forms noun ionization₂, noun ionization₁

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

ionize(v = verb.change) ionise - convert into ions; Array

is one way to change state, turn

Derived forms noun ion₁, noun ionization₂, noun ionization₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ionize, v. i.

to dissociate into ions, as by dissolution in water or another polar solvent. [WordNet 1.5]

ionize, v. t.

To convert (an atom or molecule) into ions, e. g. by dissolving in water, by reaction with acid or alkali, or by interaction with ionizing radiation. See ionization. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ionize, v.tr. & intr. (also -ise) convert or be converted into an ion or ions.

Idiom

ionizing radiation a radiation of sufficient energy to cause ionization in the medium through which it passes.

Derivative

ionizable adj.

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