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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 45 points 5 days ago

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

[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

I agree with the professional chemist.

[-] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago

As a plumber, I respectfully disagree.

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days ago

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

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

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 5 days ago
[-] ValiantDust@feddit.org 125 points 5 days ago

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

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 5 days ago
[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days 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 34 points 5 days ago

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

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago

Are you a scientist or a plumber?

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago
[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago
  1. You'n-yun-ized
  2. Un-ion-ized
[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 days ago

onionization achieved

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

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

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

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

[-] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You'n-yun

Unintended Yuyun nod?
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[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 21 points 5 days ago

That's an easy one: it's pronounced "unionized".

[-] wholesomescott@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Haha this made me laugh.

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago
[-] lauha@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days 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 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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 2 points 5 days ago

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

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Aren't most plumbers shelf employed though?

[-] painteddoggie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago
[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days 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.

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