ionization
(noun)
noun
1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
- the ionization of a gas
Similar word(s): ionisation
Definition categories: state, condition, status
2. 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
Similar word(s): ionisation