the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas | the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field |
the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge) | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong |
| something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| a military engagement |
| an act by a government body or supranational organization |
| the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism |
| In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). |
| the trait of being active and energetic and forceful |
| the series of events that form a plot |
| a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| the state of being active |