deionize

1. (transitive, physical chemistry) To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions.Synonyms: unionizeAntonyms: ionizephysicaltransitive

2. (transitive, physical chemistry) To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions.Examples: "Water can be deionized using ion exchange resins."physicaltransitive

3. (intransitive, physical chemistry) To be deprived of ions.intransitivephysical

4. (intransitive, physical chemistry) To be deprived of ions.Examples: "Sparks have been made with durations as light sources down to a few nanoseconds, the advantage being that the ionized gas which created the light can deionize and dissipate its heat sufficiently quickly whereas a discharge in gases like xenon in a bottle deionizes and dissipates more slowly."; "In the acidic medium at pH 2.0, amino, imino and hydroxyl groups of the hybrid are protonated and KP [ketoprofen] deionizes and becomes less soluble [36]; this leads to a decrease in the release rate and percentage of KP."Synonyms: unionizeintransitivephysical