OXIDIZE


Meaning of OXIDIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäk-sə-ˌdīz ]

verb

( -dized ; -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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