Synonyms of oxidizing

oxidizing

verb

present participle of oxidize

as in rusting

to combine chemically with oxygen

Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.

Related Words

• rusting
• decomposing
• reacting
• disintegrating
• crumbling
• corroding
• decaying
• eating
• degenerating
• eroding
• deteriorating
• rotting
• sinking
• molding
• nibbling
• biting (at)
• gnawing
• descending
• contaminating
• corrupting
• withering
• fretting
• spoiling
• putrefying
• souring
• declining
• fouling
• polluting
• fermenting
• festering
• moldering
• perishing
• dilapidating
• tainting
• defiling
• curdling
• turning
• breaking down
• turning off
• mortifying
• addling

Dissimilar Words

• aging
• growing
• developing
• ripening
• maturing
• restoring
• renewing
• purifying
• cleansing
• improving
• integrating
• assembling
• composing
• refreshing
• ameliorating
• bettering
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oxidizing

Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials. — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

The sun really did a number on it, oxidizing the paint, while water also found its way into one of the engines. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026

These oxidizing species can chemically react with the membrane that surrounds a bacterium, damaging and destroying it. — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments. — Howard Lee, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

The acid prevents cut apples from oxidizing and turning brown, while keeping sliced avocadoes or guacamole bright green. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026

By capturing the oxygen, the coating prevents it from oxidizing the electrolyte and forming harmful byproducts. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026

Those flies themselves depend on sulfur-oxidizing microbes as their primary food source. — Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025

What's more, the oxidizing process would simply start again, and the entire structure would turn green again in a few short years. — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025