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verb
ionize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, British, English, New-Zealand, Oxford
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verb
convert into ions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ionize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
verb
become converted into ions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ionize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ey- Proto-Indo-European *h1éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English -ise English ionise From ion + -ise.
