reionization

noun — 2 senses

reionization

noun

Etymology From re- + ionization.

1

The act or process of reionizing.

2

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.

Derived terms
Reionization
Coordinate terms
recombination

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