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deionize

[ dee-ahy-uh-nahyz ]
/ diˈaɪ əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), de·i·on·ized, de·i·on·iz·ing.Chemistry.
to remove ions from.
to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas).
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Also especially British, de·i·on·ise .

Origin of deionize

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + ionize

OTHER WORDS FROM deionize

de·i·on·i·za·tion, nounde·i·on·iz·er, noun

Words nearby deionize

deindustrialize, deinonychus, deinstitutionalization, deinstitutionalize, deionization, deionize, deipnosophist, Deira, Deirdre, deism, deisolate
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British Dictionary definitions for deionize

de-ionize

de-ionise

/ (diːˈaɪəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to remove ions from (water, etc), esp by ion exchange

Derived forms of de-ionize

deionization or deionisation, noun
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