Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoionization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-toion-iza-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + ionization.

Usage

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Questions

What does autoionization mean?
A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state
Where does autoionization come from?
From auto- + ionization.

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