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de⋅i⋅on⋅ize

[dee-ahy-uh-nahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing. Chemistry.
1. to remove ions from.
2. to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas).
Also, especially British, de⋅i⋅on⋅ise.


Origin:
1905–10; de- + ionize


de⋅i⋅on⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅i⋅on⋅iz⋅er, noun
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de·i·on·ize   (dē-ī'ə-nīz')   
tr.v.   de·i·on·ized, de·i·on·iz·ing, de·i·on·iz·es
To remove ions from (a solution) using an ion-exchange process.
de·i'on·i·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n., de·i'on·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ion·ize
Variant: or British de·ion·ise /(')dE-'I-&-"nIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
: to remove ions from <deionize water by ion exchange> —de·ion·iza·tion /(")dE-"I-&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ nounde·ion·iz·er /(')dE-'I-&-"nI-z&r/ noun
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