English Explanatory Dictionary

autoionization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state

Word forms

autoionization autoionizations autoionisation

Etymology

From auto- + ionization.

Derived words

autoionizational
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