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photoionization

photoionization is the alternative spelling of photoionisation.

Meaning of photoionisation

Noun

photoionisation (countable and uncountable, plural photoionisations)

  1. The ejection of electrons from an atom or other species following the absorption of photons.

Forms of photoionization

pluralphotoionizations

Origin of photoionization

From photo- + ionization.

Questions about photoionization

What is photoionization the alternative spelling of?
Photoionization is the alternative spelling of photoionisation.

Words near photoionization in the dictionary

  1. photointerrupters
  2. photoion
  3. photoionisation
  4. photoionisations
  5. photoionised
  6. photoionization
  7. photoionizations
  8. photoionize
  9. photoionized
  10. photoionizes
  11. photoionizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: photoionization (page history and authors); photoionisation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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