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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 40 points 2 months ago

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

[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 months ago
[-] ValiantDust@feddit.org 124 points 2 months ago

Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 months ago
[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Also for additional context, plumbers are frequently in unions and chemists aren't (at least in America where the Webster dictionary is the dialectic expert)

[-] Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 months ago

The chemist will pronounce it un-ionized, while the plumber will pronounce it union-ized

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Are you a scientist or a plumber?

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago
[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago
  1. You'n-yun-ized
  2. Un-ion-ized
[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

onionization achieved

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah I know, the guy you replied to his name is some guy

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

But I'm not smart, so my reply makes sense

[-] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You'n-yun

Unintended Yuyun nod?
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[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 months ago

Ironically, ionized particles tend to stick together (trying to become neutrally-charged) whereas unionized particles tend not to interact as strongly; so a group of chemists 'binding' together to form a union would actually be 'ionized' not 'unionized' ... metaphorically :p

[-] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

While ionized particles stick to other things, they do not really stick together - at least if they are the same type of particles or rather carry the same type of charge, respectively.

[-] D_C@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

Listen, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED...but I'm enjoying it. Carry on.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

society is a material held together by the attraction between male and female, and that's how we build a community or sth

[-] wholesomescott@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Haha this made me laugh.

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago
[-] lauha@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Unionized means particles without charge, i.e. particles with same amount of electrons and protons.

Deionized is something that once had ions and through some process those ions lost their charge.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I am not a chemist

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say "atom" or "neutral molecule" instead.

I might even say non-ionized.

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

I dunno if it's right, but I like it 👍

[-] painteddoggie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Is the UA as good as the IBEW? I mean, I guess you're only one so you can't compare yourself to the other.

Relevant

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Aren't most plumbers shelf employed though?

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