ionize, ionise
(verb) convert into ions
ionize, ionise
(verb) become converted into ions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ionize (third-person singular simple present ionizes, present participle ionizing, simple past and past participle ionized)
(chemistry, physics) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
Source: Wiktionary
I"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ionized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ionizing.] (Elec. Chem.)
Definition: To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving in water. --I`on*i*za"tion (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
