deionize

[ dee-ahy-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·i·on·ized, de·i·on·iz·ing.

1. to remove ions from.
2. to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas).

Other Words From

• de·ion·i·zation noun
• de·ion·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deionize¹

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + ionize