ox·i·dize
also Brit ox*i*dise 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 adj
Similar sounding terms: ox·i·dase
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