ionize
verb (used with object)
to separate or change into ions.
ionized
Example Sentences
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Its intense radiation is creating a bubble of ionized gas that makes up the lion's recognizable face.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
One day on the planet lasts approximately 10.7 hours, and its magnetosphere also contains large amounts of ionized material supplied by its moon Enceladus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Essentia, the supercharged ionized alkaline water, was for models and Kardashians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
That altitude is critical because that’s the point in space at which the ionized material could follow what the researchers call “natural highways” in space, giving about six hours of protection before drifting away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then I realized that the phosphate groups in Linus’ model were not ionized, but that each group contained a bound hydrogen atom and so had no net charge.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
