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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge);
- Example: "the ionization of a gas"
[syn: ionization, 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: ionization, ionisation]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ionisation
    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: ionization, 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:
       ionization, ionisation]