reionization
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Synonyms: deionization, recognization, demonization, ionization, lionization, exonization, ebonization, resonication, retinization, rotonization, unionization
Antonyms: deionization, recognization, demonization, ionization, lionization, exonization, ebonization, resonication, retinization, rotonization, unionization
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Noun
- The act or process of [[reionize|reionizing]].
- {{lb|en|astrophysics}} The process by which the [[plasma]] of [[electrons]] and [[protons]] is produced after the [[Big Bang]], when stars and galaxies ionized neutral [[hydrogen]], or the era in which this occurs.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|cosmology}} The {{l|en|epoch}} of {{l|en|reionization}} of the {{l|en|Universe}}, where matter decoupled from energy, and space became transparent to radiation. One of the {{l|en|Ages of the Universe}}. The cosmic era when ultraviolet radiation of the first ({{m|en|Population III}}) {{l|en|star}}s and {{l|en|quasar}}s ionized neutral hydrogen, ending the {{l|en|Cosmic Dark Age}}{{l|en|Cosmic Dark Ages|(s)}}.
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