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Definitions of oxidize
  1. verb
    enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
    "This metal oxidizes easily"

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  2. verb
    add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

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Definition that contains oxidize
  • k a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
  • pole deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
  • potassium a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
  • lox a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
  • reducer a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
  • oxidizer a substance that oxidizes another substance
  • oxidant a substance that oxidizes another substance
  • nitrous bacterium any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
  • catalytic converter a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
  • oxidizing agent a substance that oxidizes another substance
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