dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ion_MW.json
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"ion exchange resin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an insoluble material of high molecular weight that contains groups which can be exchanged with ions in a solution with which it is in contact":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those disposable filters use something called ion exchange resin to filter out copper, cadmium and zinc. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com , 19 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033520"
},
"ion exchange":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a reversible interchange of one kind of ion present on an insoluble solid with another of like charge present in a solution surrounding the solid with the reaction being used especially for softening or demineralizing water, the purification of chemicals, or the separation of substances":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2019, the Lake County Public Works Department issued a letter to Lake Zurich asking the village to remove radium produced by its ion exchange process from the wastewater stream sent to Lake County, according to Village Manager Ray Keller. \u2014 Elizabeth Owens-schiele, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The whole-house units are generally sodium ion exchange systems that trade the calcium and magnesium ions in the water for sodium. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
"The Glass Elite material undergoes an ion exchange tempering process that increases the surface tension for a durable and scratch-resistant protector. \u2014 Ellen Mcalpine, CNN Underscored , 9 Nov. 2020",
"The technology the pilot plant will use to separate and concentrate rare earth elements is called ion exchange and continuous ion chromatography. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 12 Jan. 2020",
"Lilac, which announced the investment this week, says its ion exchange technology is twice as efficient as the current mining process and takes a fraction of the time. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Because the skin-irritating minerals are passed through the water via ion exchange , the water then becomes soft and can potentially be less irritating to the skin. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 25 Sep. 2018",
"Inside are arrays of seven-foot tall stainless steel tubes, filled with sand grain-like particles that perform a process called ion exchange . \u2014 Vince Beiser, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2018",
"This results in a process called ion exchange , in which sodium ions within the glass are forced out and replaced by potassium ions from the bathing solution. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070244"
},
"ionosphere":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccsfir"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In general, such disturbances in the ionosphere do not harm humans but can affect GPS signals and disrupt aircraft navigation. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"These storms can heat the ionosphere \u2013 where Earth's atmosphere meets space \u2013 causing the beautiful auroras here on Earth. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The drag comes partly from the way the conductive film interacts with the Earth\u2019s magnetic field and with plasma in the ionosphere , creating an electrodynamic force, said Rob Hoyt, founder and president of Tethers Unlimited, which makes the device. \u2014 Author: Samantha Masunaga, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021",
"The drag comes partly from the way the conductive film interacts with the Earth\u2019s magnetic field and with plasma in the ionosphere , creating an electrodynamic force, said Rob Hoyt, founder and president of Tethers Unlimited, which makes the device. \u2014 Author: Samantha Masunaga, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021",
"The drag comes partly from the way the conductive film interacts with the Earth\u2019s magnetic field and with plasma in the ionosphere , creating an electrodynamic force, said Rob Hoyt, founder and president of Tethers Unlimited, which makes the device. \u2014 Author: Samantha Masunaga, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021",
"During the July flyby nearly 30 years later, data on the ionosphere was gathered six months after the sun's solar minimum. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 May 2021",
"The drag comes partly from the way the conductive film interacts with the Earth\u2019s magnetic field and with plasma in the ionosphere , creating an electrodynamic force, said Rob Hoyt, founder and president of Tethers Unlimited, which makes the device. \u2014 Author: Samantha Masunaga, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021",
"The radio signal picked up by FIELDS helped the researchers calculate the density of the Venusian ionosphere . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ion or ion(ization) + -o- + -sphere":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071009"
},
"ionization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of ionizing something : conversion of a substance into ions":[
"Then other photons, collisions or an electric field cause ionization of the excited neutral species.",
"\u2014 G. Samuel Hurst and Vladilen S. Letokhov"
],
": the state of being ionized":[
"While the light flashes themselves are not harmful, the tissue ionization caused by the intruding particle near the end of its track is indeed deadly to some affected cells.",
"\u2014 James D. Burke"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ion + -ization":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104612"
},
"ionotropy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tautomerism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ion + -o- + -tropy":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150531"
},
"ionization chamber":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a partially evacuated tube provided with electrodes so that its conductivity due to the ionization of the residual gas reveals the presence of ionizing radiation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152550"
},
"ion":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun suffix"
],
"definitions":{
": an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons":[],
": a charged subatomic particle (such as a free electron)":[],
"Ionic":[],
": act or process":[
"validat ion"
],
": result of an act or process":[
"regulat ion"
],
": state or condition":[
"hydrat ion"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u0259n",
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The spacecraft's eventual 280-million-mile voyage to its namesake asteroid will ditch traditional rocket fuel in favor of a gradual buildup of speed using ion propulsion. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"The spacecraft also has a number of innovations, like ion propulsion rather than traditional rocket fuel. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The study also notes that the moon\u2019s basaltic plains emit far more carbon ion emissions than the highlands. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Granulated carbon filters and other methods like ion exchanges appear to be successful at lowering PFAS levels. \u2014 Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Researchers can genetically implant their ion gates into entire networks of neurons, including many of the brain's myriad cell types, in a somewhat less damaging, somewhat less physically invasive way than jamming a plug in there. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Negative ion technology accompanied by far infrared heat, seals hair cuticles while protecting strands. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Crucially, grid-scale batteries don\u2019t have to only rely on lithium- ion technology. \u2014 John Ainger, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The LiFePO4 battery technology is a step up from traditional lithium- ion batteries, promising a longer shelf life and better safety. \u2014 Mike Richard And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, neuter of i\u014dn , present participle of ienai to go \u2014 more at issue entry 1":"Noun",
"French -ion , from Latin -ion-, -io":"Noun suffix"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164631"
},
"Iona":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"island of Scotland in the southern Inner Hebrides off the southwestern tip of Mull Island area 6 square miles (16 square kilometers), population 120":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170547"
},
"ionosonde":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device for determining and recording the heights of ionized layers in the ionosphere by shortwaves reflected from them":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccs\u00e4nd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary iono- (as in ionosphere ) + sonde":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175031"
},
"Ionoxalis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of chiefly tropical American herbs (family Oxalidaceae)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u012b\u0259n+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek ion violet + New Latin Oxalis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181448"
},
"ion-exchange resin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an insoluble material of high molecular weight that contains groups which can be exchanged with ions in a solution with which it is in contact":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those disposable filters use something called ion exchange resin to filter out copper, cadmium and zinc. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com , 19 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185412"
},
"ion propulsion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": propulsion of a body by the forces resulting from the rearward discharge of a stream of ionized particles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211811"
},
"Ionic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, existing as, or characterized by ions":[
"ionic gases",
"the ionic charge"
],
": based on or functioning by means of ions":[
"ionic conduction"
],
": of or relating to the ancient Greek architectural order distinguished especially by fluted columns on bases and scroll volutes in its capitals \u2014 see order illustration":[],
": of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians":[],
": a dialect of ancient Greek spoken especially in Ionia and the Cyclades":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4n-ik",
"\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The dryer features ionic technology to seal the cuticle and help reduce frizz, while its 1200-watt motor features two heat settings and a cool shot button. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
"With a flexible paddle and ionic bristles, the brush gently glides through tangles and knots to prevent breakage. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The design can import resources through the building and mine the sodium chloride and ionic substances obtained by electrolyzing seawater (splitting it into its oxygen and hydrogen components). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"When drying, opt for a microfiber towel and blow dryers that are powered by ionic or light technology. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"With the power of a hairdryer, this bursh uses ionic technology to give your giftee's hair a smooth finish in minutes. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of water, ionogel polymers are inundated with an ionic liquid. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In 2009, with funding from the Air Force\u2019s Office of Scientific Research, the team realized a significant breakthrough in strengthening natural fibers using ionic liquids. \u2014 Harris Quinn, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Using ionic technology, this brush tames frizz and promotes shine with a combination of nylon and tufted bristles. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, ELLE , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ion + -ic entry 1":"Adjective",
"Latin & Middle French; Middle French ionique , from Latin ionicus , from Greek i\u014dnikos , from I\u014dnia Ionia":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230311"
},
"ionization current":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an electric current produced in an ionized gas subjected to an electric field":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010519"
},
"Ionians":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of any of the Greek peoples who settled on the islands of the Aegean Sea and the western shore of Asia Minor toward the end of the second millennium b.c.":[],
": a native or inhabitant of Ionia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ionia , Asia Minor":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010626"
},
"Ionic alphabet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a variety of the eastern form of the ancient Greek alphabet having 24 letters in its developed form and officially accepted late in the 5th century b.c. at Athens from which its use in time extended throughout the Greek-speaking world":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ionic entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012416"
}
}