Ionisoituvista

Ionisoituvista is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective ionisoituva, meaning ionizable or capable of undergoing ionization. It is used to describe substances that can ionize under certain conditions, typically in scientific or technical contexts. In practice, ionisoituvista frequently appears with the noun aine, yielding ionisoituvista aineista, which means “from ionizable substances.”

Morphology and usage: Ionisoituva forms the base, indicating something that can be ionized. The elative plural suffix -ista attaches to the stem to produce ionisoituvista, which then accompanies a noun in the elative plural (for example aineista). This construction is common in chemistry, biochemistry, and related fields when discussing sources, reagents, or materials that can release or accept ions.

Examples:

- Ionisoituvista aineista valmistettu liuos osoitti ionien vapautumista pH:n muuttuessa. (A solution prepared from ionizable substances showed the release of ions as the pH changed.)

- Ionisoituvista aineista koostuvat reaktiotuotteet voivat käyttäytyä eri tavoin kuin ionisoitumattomista aineista valmistetut. (Reaction products composed of ionizable substances may behave differently from those prepared from non-ionizable substances.)

Etymology and notes: The term is formed from ionisoituva plus the Finnish elative plural suffix -ista, reflecting its role in noun phrases that specify origin or source. It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical form used in technical Finnish.

See also: Ionization; Ionizable substance; Finnish grammar, elative case.