ionization : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ionization	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ionization
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ionization n the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation 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 Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ionize \I"onize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ionized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ionizing}.] (Elec. Chem.) To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving in water. -- {I`oni*za"tion}, n.