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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 122 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Also for additional context, plumbers are frequently in unions and chemists aren't (at least in America where the Webster dictionary is the dialectic expert)

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you a scientist or a plumber?

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)
  1. You'n-yun-ized
  2. Un-ion-ized
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

onionization achieved

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah I know, the guy you replied to his name is some guy

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

But I'm not smart, so my reply makes sense

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ironically, ionized particles tend to stick together (trying to become neutrally-charged) whereas unionized particles tend not to interact as strongly; so a group of chemists 'binding' together to form a union would actually be 'ionized' not 'unionized' ... metaphorically :p

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

While ionized particles stick to other things, they do not really stick together - at least if they are the same type of particles or rather carry the same type of charge, respectively.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Listen, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED...but I'm enjoying it. Carry on.

society is a material held together by the attraction between male and female, and that's how we build a community or sth

[–] wholesomescott@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Haha this made me laugh.

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lauha@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unionized means particles without charge, i.e. particles with same amount of electrons and protons.

Deionized is something that once had ions and through some process those ions lost their charge.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I am not a chemist

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say "atom" or "neutral molecule" instead.

I might even say non-ionized.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I dunno if it's right, but I like it 👍

[–] painteddoggie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Is the UA as good as the IBEW? I mean, I guess you're only one so you can't compare yourself to the other.

Relevant

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Aren't most plumbers shelf employed though?