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DE-IONATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does de-ionate mean?
• DE-IONATE (verb)
The verb DE-IONATE has 1 sense:
1. remove ions from
Familiarity information: DE-IONATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove ions from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
ionate thyroxine
Hypernyms (to "de-ionate" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
ionate (add ions to)
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