autoionization

== English == === Alternative forms === autoionisation === Etymology === From auto- + ionization. === Noun === autoionization (countable and uncountable, plural autoionizations) A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state ==== Derived terms ==== autoionizational ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== autoionization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia