n. A region of Western Asia Minor colonized by the Ancient Greeks. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ L. Ionius. See Ionic. ] Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic. --
n.
a. [ L. Ionicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Ionia. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Ionic dialect (Gr. Gram.),
Ionic foot. (Pros.)
Ionic mode,
Ionian mode,
Ionic sect,
Ionic type,
a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to ions; composed of ions, containing ions, or breaking down into ions when dissolved in a polar solvent;
‖n. [ NL. Cf. Iodine. ] (Bot.) A genus of violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropical America, some species of which are used as substitutes for ipecacuanha. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Elec. Chem.) the process of converting neutral atoms or molecules into ions. The process may occur by dissolving an ionic substance in a dissociating solvent, such as water, or by adding or subtracting an electron to or from an atom or molecule. The latter process occurs, for example, in an electron beam in a mass spectrometer and by interaction of substances with ionizing radiation. [ PJC ]
v. t.
v. i.
adj. converted totally or partly into ions. Opposite of