deionize

present singular third person deionizes · participle present deionizing · participle past deionized · past deionized · alternative de-ionize · alternative deionise · alternative de-ionise

1. To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions.
   1. physicaltransitivechemistryTo cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.

      Synonyms: unionize · Antonyms: ionize

   2. physicaltransitivechemistryTo remove the ionic constituents from (a liquid, e.g. water).

      Water can be deionized using ion exchange resins.

2. intransitivephysicalchemistryTo be deprived of ions.
   1. intransitivephysicalchemistryOf an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.

      In the acidic medium at pH 2.0, amino, imino and hydroxyl groups of the hybrid are protonated and KP [ketoprofen] deionizes and becomes less soluble [36]; this leads to a decrease in the release rate and percentage of KP.

      2021 October, Islam M. Minisy, Nehal A. Salahuddin, Mohamad M. Ayad, “In vitro release study of ketoprofen-loaded chitosan/polyaniline nanofibers”, in Polymer Bulletin, volume 78, →DOI, page 5616

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      Sparks have been made with durations as light sources down to a few nanoseconds, the advantage being that the ionized gas which created the light can deionize and dissipate its heat sufficiently quickly whereas a discharge in gases like xenon in a bottle deionizes and dissipates more slowly.

      1981 June 25, George H. Lunn, “High-speed photography”, in Nature, volume 291, →DOI, page 618

      Synonyms: unionize