IONIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ionize mean? 

• IONIZE (verb)
  The verb IONIZE has 2 senses:

1. become converted into ions

2. convert into ions

  Familiarity information: IONIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IONIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they ionize    ... he / she / it ionizes   
Past simple: ionized   
Past participle: ionized   
-ing form: ionizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become converted into ions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ionise; ionize

Hypernyms (to "ionize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

ionise; ionize (convert into ions)

Domain category:

physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

ionization (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)

ionization (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convert into ions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ionise; ionize

Hypernyms (to "ionize" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

ionise; ionize (become converted into ions)

Domain category:

physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

ion (a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)

ionization (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)

ionization (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge))

 Context examples 

DNA-PK activation causes hyper-phosphorylation of histone variant H2AX on DNA and results in a different phosphorylated pattern of H2AX upon ionizing radiation treatment.

(DNA-dependent Protein Kinase-targeting siDNA DT01, NCI Thesaurus)

A known inhibitor of superoxide dismutase, this agent can either potentiate or protect against cell oxidative damage caused by ionizing radiation, depending on the time of administration.

(Ditiocarb, NCI Thesaurus)

Testing that ionizing radiation is delivered at the appropriate energy and dose to the appropriate region of interest for the exam or therapy under evaluation.

(Device Ionizing Radiation Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

The study of the processes by which normal cells, exposed to ionizing radiation, are transformed into cancer cells.

(Carcinogenesis, Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

Etanidazole depletes glutathione and inhibits glutathione transferase, thereby enhancing the cytotoxicity of ionizing radiation.

(Etanidazole, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer therapy using ionizing radiation to a significant (>50%) portion of the body, e.g. craniospinal, total body irradiation, or pelvic radiation.

(Extensive Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

As an oxygen mimetic, nimorazole induces free radical formation and is able to sensitize hypoxic cells to the cytotoxic effects of ionizing radiation.

(Nimorazole, NCI Thesaurus)

The study of ionizing radiation and its effects on matter as it pertains to clinical use and practice.

(Medical Radiation Physics, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of ionized calcium present in a sample.

(Ionized Calcium Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The science concerned with problems of radiation protection relevant to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment.

(Health Physics, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)