n.
Pronunciation: ˌ äk-s ə - ' d ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from oxider, oxyder to oxidize, from oxide
Date: 1791
1 : the act or process of oxidizing
2 : the state or result of being oxidized
– ox · i · da · tive \ ' äk-s ə - ˌ d ā -tiv \ adjective
– ox · i · da · tive · ly adverb