🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

deionizzare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-ee-oh-nid-dzar-eh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deionize/diːˈaɪ.ə.naɪz/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'apparecchio serve a deionizzare l'acqua corrente."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove ions from a substance, especially water, typically by means of an ion-exchange process.

    "The laboratory uses a specialized resin column to deionize the water before conducting chemical assays."
  2. 2

    To deprive a gas or solution of its electric charge or ion content.

    "Specialized equipment was deployed to deionize the air within the cleanroom facility."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a hybrid formation combining the English prefix 'de-' (meaning off, down, or away) with 'ionize', derived from the Greek 'ion' (meaning 'going'), referring to a particle in motion. Emerging in the mid-20th century with the rise of modern industrial chemistry, it specifically denotes the removal of electrically charged ions from a substance.

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