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Definition of Ionization

1. Noun. The condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge). "The ionization of a gas"

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Ionization

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

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Definition of Ionization

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Medical Definition of Ionization

1. Any process by which a neutral atom gains or loses electrons, thus acquiring a net charge, as the dissociation of a substance in solution into ions or ion production by the passage of radioactive particles. High temperatures, electrical discharges or nuclear radiations can cause ionisation. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ionization

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Literary usage of Ionization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Received February 16, 1968 Abstract: The energetics of the ionization and ... These values are shown to be related to the ionization potentials of Re and Mn ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1902)
"MAGNETIZATION IN THE SOLAR AND TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES THROUGH Ionization. We obtain an important principle of physics for the interpretation of solar and ..."

3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1904)
"Note on, spontaneous ionization in air at different temperatures and pressures. By J. PATTERSON, BA, Professor of Physics, Muir Central College, Allahabad. ..."

4. The Origin of Spectra by Paul Darwin Foote, Fred Loomis Mohler (1922)
"This process is known as ionization by successive impact. (2) A valence electron may be ejected to an outer orbit by absorption of radiation, ..."

5. Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry: A Course of Laboratory and Classroom Study by Arthur Alphonzo Blanchard, Joseph Warren Phelan (1922)
"The degree of ionization of a salt may be calculated from the freezing point of its solution. For example, if 0.1 mole of K2SO4 (17.4 grams) dissolved in ..."

6. Second Year College Chemistry by William Henry Chapin (1922)
"CHAPTER X THE THEORY OF Ionization Exp. 27. Salt Effect. Procedure A. Salt Effect with Acetic Acid.—To 300 cc. of distilled water add 6 drops of methyl ..."

7. The Electrical Conductivity of Aqueous Solutions by Arthur Amos Noyes (1907)
"This arises, of course, from a greatly decreased ionization, ... Table 87 contains the percentage ionization-values for the four substances whose equivalent ..."

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