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IONISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into ions

Synonyms:

ionise; ionize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ionise" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

ionise; ionize (become converted into ions)

Domain category:

physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

ion (a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)

ionisation (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)

ionisation (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become converted into ions

Synonyms:

ionise; ionize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ionise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

ionise; ionize (convert into ions)

Domain category:

physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

ionisation (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)

ionisation (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge))

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