As verbs the difference between iotize and ionize
is that iotize is (linguistics) to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute" while ionize is (chemistry|physics) to dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
iotize
English
(Iotation)
Alternative forms
* iotise
Verb
(transitive)
(linguistics) To precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
Synonyms
* iotate (attested 1939 iotated'', 1978 ''iotate )
Derived terms
* iotization
* iotized
Related terms
* iota
* iotated
* iotation
* jot
* jod, yod
* yodization, yotization
Usage notes
The verb form iotize/iotise is exceedingly rare, compared to the participle, noun and adjective forms.
The adjective iotified'' is used in the names of several Cyrillic letters in the Unicode standard. Although widely cited, it appears to be a nonce borrowing from Slavic, however, as the corresponding back-formations ''iotify'' and ''iotification are unattested.
ionize
English
Alternative forms
* ionise
Verb
(ioniz)
(chemistry, physics) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
Derived terms
* deionize
* ionization
* ionizer
* ionizing
