Examples of ionize in a Sentence
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Still swirling in a horizontal magnetic field, the muons would ionize atoms in the material, dissipating energy and quelling their buzzing about.
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Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Exposure to gamma radiation can ionize oxygen and nitrogen, creating elevated levels of nitrous oxides.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Contrary to popular belief, the heat a spacecraft faces on reentry isn't generated by simple friction but rather by ram pressure—the fast-moving shuttle compresses the air in front of it, forming a massive shock zone in which air molecules ionize and break apart.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Only an event like a neutron star that blasted the particles with ultraviolet or X-ray radiation could have ionized the atoms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The electrical power to strip away electrons and ionize the fuel will come from two five-panel solar wings capable of generating 21 kilowatts near Earth, dropping to between 2.3 and 3.4 kilowatts at Psyche's distance from the sun.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
But comparing the amount of radiation needed to ionize the atoms to the amount gusting from the quasar showed that there wasn’t nearly enough.
—Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
Prions are highly resistant to destruction or denaturation by common chemical and physical agents such as disinfectants, formalin, heat, UV or ionizing radiation.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
Medical Diagnostics and Research Magnetic-resonance imaging is a popular diagnostic tool, thanks to its superior soft-tissue imaging and lack of ionizing radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2023
Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Exposure to gamma radiation can ionize oxygen and nitrogen, creating elevated levels of nitrous oxides.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Contrary to popular belief, the heat a spacecraft faces on reentry isn't generated by simple friction but rather by ram pressure—the fast-moving shuttle compresses the air in front of it, forming a massive shock zone in which air molecules ionize and break apart.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Only an event like a neutron star that blasted the particles with ultraviolet or X-ray radiation could have ionized the atoms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The electrical power to strip away electrons and ionize the fuel will come from two five-panel solar wings capable of generating 21 kilowatts near Earth, dropping to between 2.3 and 3.4 kilowatts at Psyche's distance from the sun.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
But comparing the amount of radiation needed to ionize the atoms to the amount gusting from the quasar showed that there wasn’t nearly enough.
—Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
Prions are highly resistant to destruction or denaturation by common chemical and physical agents such as disinfectants, formalin, heat, UV or ionizing radiation.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
Medical Diagnostics and Research Magnetic-resonance imaging is a popular diagnostic tool, thanks to its superior soft-tissue imaging and lack of ionizing radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Kids Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 
ionized; ionizing
1
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
2
: to become ionized
Medical Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
variants
or chiefly British ionise
ionized or chiefly British ionised; ionizing or chiefly British ionising
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
: to become ionized
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