nonionized

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i⋅on⋅ize

[ahy-uh-nahyz]

verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.

–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.

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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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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.

Science Dictionary

ionize (ī'ə-nīz') Pronunciation Key

To give an atom or group of atoms a net electric charge by adding or removing one or more electrons.
To form ions in a substance. Lightning ionizes air, for example.

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