oxidate

[ ok-si-deyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),ox·i·dat·ed, ox·i·dat·ing.
  1. to oxidize.

noun
  1. Geochemistry. any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.

Origin of oxidate

1
First recorded in 1780–90; oxide + -ate1

Other words from oxidate

  • non·ox·i·dat·ing, adjective
  • un·ox·i·dat·ed, adjective

Words Nearby oxidate

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How to use oxidate in a sentence

  • It has become a brown infusible substance, which does not shine in the dark nor oxidate in the air.

    Medical Essays | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for oxidate

oxidate

/ (ˈɒksɪˌdeɪt) /


verb
  1. another word for oxidize

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