- ionization, ionisation - the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"
--1 is a kind of condition, status
Derived forms: verb ionize1, verb ionize2 - ionization, ionisation - the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
--2 is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
Derived forms: verb ionize1, verb ionize2