autoionize
autoionize · autoionizes · autoionized · autoionizing
To spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy…To spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state
Meaning
1 sensesTo spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state
Origin
From auto- + ionize.From auto- + ionize.
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Forms
autoionizes, autoionizing, autoionized, autoionized| Base form | autoionize · to autoionize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | autoionizes |
| Present participle | autoionizing |
| Past simple | autoionized |
| Past participle | autoionized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedautoionization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle