Meaning of IONIZATION

Pronunciation:			`IunI'zeyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" [n]  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
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	Synonyms:		ionisation, ionisation
	See Also:		action, activity, condition, natural action, natural process, status
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		alpha decay, anion, atom-chipping, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, atom-smashing, beta decay, bombardment, breeding, bullet, cation, chain reaction, cleavage, disintegration series, dissociation, electrocoating, electroetching, electrogalvanization, electrogilding, electrograving, electrolysis, electrolyte, electroplating, exchange reaction, fission, fission reaction, galvanization, gamma decay, ion, ionogen, neutron reaction, nonelectrolyte, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission, nucleization, photodisintegration, proton gun, proton reaction, reversible reaction, splitting the atom, stimulation, target, thermonuclear reaction