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i⋅on⋅ize

  [ahy-uh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use ionize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to separate or change into ions.
2. to produce ions in.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become changed into the form of ions, as by dissolving.
Also, especially British, i⋅on⋅ise.

Origin:
1895–1900; ion + -ize

Related forms:
i⋅on⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
i⋅on⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
i⋅on⋅iz⋅er, noun
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i·on·ize   (ī'ə-nīz')   
tr. & intr.v.   i·on·ized, i·on·iz·ing, i·on·iz·es
To convert or be converted totally or partially into ions.
i'on·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ion·ize
Variant: or chiefly British ion·ise /'I-&-"nIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ion·ized orchiefly British ion·ised; ion·iz·ing or chiefly British ion·is·ing
transitive senses
: to convert wholly orpartly into ions ionize intransitive senses
: to become ionized —ion·iz·able or chiefly British ion·is·able /-"nI-z&-b&l/ adjective —ion·iza·tion or chiefly British ion·isa·tion /"I-&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ionize i·on·ize (ī'ə-nīz')
v. i·on·ized, i·on·iz·ing, i·on·iz·es
To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged atoms or radicals.

i'on·iz'er n.

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