ionize
verb (used with object)
to separate or change into ions.
ionizes
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present tense formof ionize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In the middle of the BioCharger, within the geometric, connected plates of glass, is a Tesla coil, which ionizes the surrounding 12 glass tubes that hold six noble gases, the gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Either electrical current from divertors or from microwaves ionizes the gas, igniting an electrically charged plasma ring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The data show that the jet ionizes gas and pushes it away from the galaxy's center as it travels outward.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
The laser light ionizes some air, which then works like a lens to further focus the light into a long “filament” the width of a hair.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2023
The retrogression gun ionizes animal tissue, nerve cells particularly.
From Forget Me Nearly by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace
