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autoionization

[aw-toh-ahy-uh-nuh-zey-shuh n]

noun Physics.

Auger effect.

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  5. autointoxication,
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  7. autoist,
  8. autojumble,
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Origin of autoionization

auto-1 + ionization
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British Dictionary definitions for autoionization

autoionization

autoionisation

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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