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deoxidize

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de⋅ox⋅i⋅dize

[dee-ok-si-dahyz]
–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing. Chemistry.
to remove oxygen from, esp. by reducing an oxide.
Also, especially British, de⋅ox⋅i⋅dise.


Origin:
1760–70; de- + oxidize


de⋅ox⋅i⋅di⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅ox⋅i⋅diz⋅er, noun
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de·ox·i·dize   (dē-ŏk'sĭ-dīz')   
tr.v.   de·ox·i·dized, de·ox·i·diz·ing, de·ox·i·diz·es
To remove oxygen from (a compound); reduce.
de·ox'i·di·za'tion (-dĭ-zā'shən) n., de·ox'i·diz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ox·i·dize
Variant: or British de·ox·i·dise /(')dE-'äk-s&-"dIz/
Function: transitiveverb
Inflected Forms: -dized or British -dised; -diz·ing or British -dis·ing
: to remove oxygen from —de·ox·i·diz·er or British de·ox·i·dis·er /-"dI-z&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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