deionize
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editdeionize (third-person singular simple present deionizes, present participle deionizing, simple past and past participle deionized)
- (transitive, physical chemistry) To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions.
- (intransitive, physical chemistry) To be deprived of ions.
- Of an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
- Synonym: (rare) unionize
- 1981 June 25, George H. Lunn, “High-speed photography”, in Nature, volume 291, , page 618:
- Sparks have been made with durations as light sources down to a few nanoseconds, the advantage being that the ionized gas which created the light can deionize and dissipate its heat sufficiently quickly whereas a discharge in gases like xenon in a bottle deionizes and dissipates more slowly.
- 2021 October, Islam M. Minisy, Nehal A. Salahuddin, Mohamad M. Ayad, “In vitro release study of ketoprofen-loaded chitosan/polyaniline nanofibers”, in Polymer Bulletin, volume 78, , page 5616:
- In the acidic medium at pH 2.0, amino, imino and hydroxyl groups of the hybrid are protonated and KP [ketoprofen] deionizes and becomes less soluble [36]; this leads to a decrease in the release rate and percentage of KP.
- Of an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
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editto remove the ions from
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