unionized

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unionized

A unionized worker attends a meeting with colleagues.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Being a member of or formed into a labor union: Describes workers who have joined together in a labor union to collectively bargain with their employer, or a workplace where this is the case.
    • Not converted into ions: (Chemistry) Describes a substance, atom, or molecule that is electrically neutral because it has not gained or lost electrons to form ions.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Labor):
    • The unionized employees voted to authorize a strike.
    • It is harder for management to change policies in a unionized factory.
  • Adjective (Chemistry):
    • In its pure, unionized form, the acid is less soluble in water.
    • The medication is more readily absorbed in its unionized state.
Advanced Usage
  • The term often appears in discussions about labor rights, workplace organization, and industrial relations.
  • In chemistry, the state of being unionized versus ionized is crucial for understanding properties like solubility, reactivity, and absorption across membranes.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unionize (verb): To form or cause to form into a labor union.
    • The workers sought to unionize the plant.
  • Unionization (noun): The process of forming or becoming a union.
    • The unionization of the service sector has increased.
  • Non-unionized (adjective): Not formed into or belonging to a labor union.
    • He took a job at a non-unionized workshop.
  • Ionized (adjective): (Chemistry) The opposite state; converted into ions.
    • Ionized particles are affected by magnetic fields.
Synonyms
  • Organized (in the labor context):
  • Nonionic (in the chemistry context, as a technical synonym):
Notes on Different Meanings
  • This is a clear case of a homograph: two words spelled identically but with completely different and unrelated meanings. The intended meaning is determined entirely by context.
  • The labor-related meaning is derived from "union" (labor organization).
  • The chemistry-related meaning is derived from the prefix "un-" (meaning "not") + "ionized."
unionized

A unionized worker attends a meeting with colleagues.

Adjective
  1. being a member of or formed into a labor union
    • organized labor
    • unionized workers
    • a unionized shop
  2. not converted into ions

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