oxidize

oxidize
To combine or cause an element or radical to combine with oxygen or to lose electrons.

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ox·i·dize also Brit ox·i·dise 'äk-sə-.dīz vb, -dized also Brit -dised; -diz·ing also Brit -dis·ing vt
1) to combine with oxygen
2) to dehydrogenate esp. 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) vi to become oxidized
ox·i·diz·able -.dī-zə-bəl adj

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ox·i·dize (okґsĭ-dīz″) to combine or cause to combine with oxygen, or to lose electrons. See oxidation.

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  • oxidize — (Amer.) ox·i·dize || É‘sɪdaɪz / É’k v. add oxygen to, unite with oxygen (e.g. burn); be united with oxygen; rust, corrode (also oxidise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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