"ionization" in the noun sense
1. 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"
2. 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
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