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deionize

American  
[dee-ahy-uh-nahyz] / diˈaɪ əˌnaɪz /
especially British, deionise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
deionized, deionizing
  1. to remove ions from.

  2. to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas).


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of deionize

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + ionize

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Then they hose everything down with deionized water that air dries, spotless, like at a car wash.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2021

The product’s first three ingredients include SDA-40 alcohol, deionized water and a common acrylate polymer.

From Fox News Jun. 17, 2021

At an adjacent table, Jamestown conservators Dan Gamble and Don Warmke were cleaning the dirt from the bones of other individuals with tiny brushes and deionized water.

From Washington Post Oct. 26, 2017

This rinsing process with deionized water was repeated three times.

From Nature Mar. 14, 2017

She also washed the document in a tray of deionized pH neutral water, which released more “degradation products.”

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2016

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