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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think de-ionize or de-ionized/de-ionization is the proper term.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As a chemist, I somewhat agree. If something was becoming not ionized, I'd say deionization. But generally I'd go with non-ionized.

Edit: I was pretty tired when I posted the original message. But after looking back, if something was non-ionized, I'd probably just say "neutral", since it probably doesn't have a charge.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree with the professional chemist.

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago

As a plumber, I respectfully disagree.