Ionisation

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ionisation
       n 1: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or
            radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge);
            "the ionization of a gas" [syn: {ionization}]
       2: 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
          [syn: {ionization}]