ionization

See also: Ionization

English

Alternative forms

• ionisation

Etymology

From ionize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• enPR: īənĭzā'shən, IPA^(key): /ˌaɪənɪˈzeɪʃən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

ionization (countable and uncountable, plural ionizations)

1. (chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.

Derived terms

• autoionization
• degree of ionization
• ionization energy
• overionization
• photoionization
• preionization
• reionization
• unionization

Translations

any process that leads to dissociation

• Bulgarian: йонизация f (jonizacija)
• Czech: ionizace f
• Finnish: ionisaatio (fi)
• French: ionisation (fr)
• German: Ionisation (de) f
• Hindi: आयनन (āynan)
• Icelandic: jónun f
• Irish: ianú m, ianúchán m
• Japanese: イオン化 (ionka), 電離 (ja) (denri)
• Maori: whakakatotetanga
• Polish: jonizacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: ionização f
• Romanian: ionizare (ro) f, ionizație (ro) f
• Russian: иониза́ция (ru) f (ionizácija)
• Serbo-Croatian: јонизација f, jonizacija f
• Spanish: ionización f
• Swedish: jonisering (sv) c
• Tagalog: sadagipik
• Telugu: అయనీకరణం (ayanīkaraṇaṁ)