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Words with a similar base: ionization

'ionization'

[ionization.n.01] as in: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)

Examples:
the ionization of a gas

'ionization'

[ionization.n.02] as in: 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

Origins

					ionization (English)
├── -ation (English)
└── ionize (English)
    ├── -ize (English)
    │   └── -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │       └── -iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │           └── -izare (Latin)
    │               └── -ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── ion (English)
        └── ἰόν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))