OXIDATION


Meaning of OXIDATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäk-sə-ˈdā-shən ]

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 ˈäk-sə-ˌdā-tiv adjective

• ox·i·da·tive·ly adverb

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