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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 This works by ionizing atoms belonging to a gaseous propellant, such as xenon or krypton, and then accelerating those ions out through a nozzle to provide thrust. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Those stars then produce winds and ultraviolet radiation, which ionizes and blows the surrounding normal matter outward. —Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026 To avoid excessive wear or breakage, the spikes are given greater hardness through plasma nitriding, in which nitrogen is ionized in a high-temperature vacuum and diffused into the steel. —Alessio Caprodossi, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ionize
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 This works by ionizing atoms belonging to a gaseous propellant, such as xenon or krypton, and then accelerating those ions out through a nozzle to provide thrust. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Those stars then produce winds and ultraviolet radiation, which ionizes and blows the surrounding normal matter outward. —Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026 To avoid excessive wear or breakage, the spikes are given greater hardness through plasma nitriding, in which nitrogen is ionized in a high-temperature vacuum and diffused into the steel. —Alessio Caprodossi, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ionize
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“Ionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/ionize. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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ionize
verb
ion·ize ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 
ionized; ionizing
1
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
2
: to become ionized
Medical Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
variants or chiefly British ionise
ionized or chiefly British ionised; ionizing or chiefly British ionising
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
: to become ionized
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