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oxidize

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Main Entry: ox·i·dize
Pronunciation: \ˈäk-sə-ˌdīz\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ox·i·dized; ox·i·diz·ing
Date: 1806

transitive verb 1 : to combine with oxygen
2 : to dehydrogenate especially by the action of oxygen
3 : to change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence : remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)intransitive verb : to become oxidized

ox·i·diz·able \ˌäk-sə-ˈdī-zə-bəl\ adjective


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