Main Entry: ion·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈī-ə-ˌnīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ion·ized; ion·iz·ing

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1898

transitive verb : to convert wholly or partly into ionsintransitive verb : to become ionized

— ion·iz·able \-ˌnī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— ion·i·za·tion \ˌī-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— ion·iz·er \ˈī-ə-ˌnī-zər\ noun