A surname from Romanian.

(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.

(chemistry) any ion containing more than one atom. e.g. sulphate as opposed to sulphide

(analytical chemistry) An insoluble matrix of small beads having a charged surface; used as an artificial zeolite in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography.

(analytical chemistry) A technique that uses ion exchange to separate compounds, anions and cations according to their electrical properties.

(chemistry) the reversible process whereby ions are exchanged between a solution and a solid or gel; cation exchange is the process used in a water softener

Alternative spelling of ionization

(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.

(chemistry) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydrogen, ion. ; H⁻ or H⁺

an ionophore