Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ionisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: ion-i-sa-tion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of ionization.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English -ise English ionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionisation From ionise + -ation.

Inflected Forms

ionisations (plural)

Derived Forms

photoionisation reionisation

Synonyms

ionization

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does ionisation mean?: Alternative spelling of ionization.
Where does ionisation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English -ise English ionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionisation From ionise + -ation.

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