Medical Dictionary
ionize
verb ion·ize
ion·ized or chiefly British ion·isedion·iz·ing or chiefly British ion·is·ing
Medical Definition of IONIZE
transitive verb
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
intransitive verb
: to become ionized
—ion·iz·able or chiefly British ion·is·able \-ˌnī-zə-bəl\ adjective
—ion·iza·tion or chiefly British ion·isa·tion \ˌī-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of IONIZE
ion·ize or chiefly British ion·ise \ˈī-ə-ˌnīz\
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