"autoionization" meaning in English

See autoionization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autoionizations [plural], autoionisation [alternative]
Etymology: From auto- + ionization. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|auto-|ionization|text=+|tree=1}} From auto- + ionization. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autoionization (countable and uncountable, plural autoionizations)
  1. A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: autoionizational Translations (Translations): autoionizzazione [feminine] (Italian), autojonizacja [feminine] (Polish)

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