Found 2 items, similar to ionization.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ionization ionization n 1: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); “the ionization of a gas” [syn: ionisation] 2: 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 [syn: ionisation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ionization Ionization \I`on*i*za"tion\, n. (Elec. Chem.) the process of converting neutral atoms or molecules into ions. The process may occur by dissolving an ionic substance in a dissociating solvent, such as water, or by adding or subtracting an electron to or from an atom or molecule. The latter process occurs, for example, in an electron beam in a mass spectrometer and by interaction of substances with ionizing radiation. [PJC]