The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
deionizer \de*i"on*iz`er\ n. (Chem.)
an apparatus used to remove ions from a solution; a common
variant contains a mixture of cation exchange resin in the
acid form and anion exchange resin in the hydroxyl form
inside a replaceable cartridge; ions in aqueous solution are
exchanged for the elements of water by passing the solution
through the mixed resin.
Note: In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often
require water free from contaminating ions, and
ordinary distilled water may be further purified by
passing through a deionizer in order to render the ion
content sufficiently low so as not to interfere with
the investigation.
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