definitions

autoionization

[ aw-toh-ahy-uh-nuh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˌaɪ ə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun Physics.

Auger effect.

Nearby words

autoimmunocytopenia, autoinfection, autoinfusion, autoinoculation, autointoxication, autoionization, autoisolysin, autoist, autojumble, autokeratoplasty, autokinesia

Origin of autoionization

auto-1 + ionization
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British Dictionary definitions for autoionization

autoionization

autoionisation

/ (ˌɔːtəʊˌaɪənaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

physics the process in which spontaneous decay of excited atoms or molecules results in emission of electrons, rather than photons
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