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ox·i·da·tion    Audio Help   (ŏk'sĭ-dā'shən)  Pronunciation Key  n.   The combination of a substance with oxygen. A reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased. [French, from oxider, to oxidize, from oxide, oxide; see oxide.] ox'i·da'tive adj., ox'i·da'tive·ly adv.

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oxidation

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the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

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oxidation    Audio Help   (ŏk'sĭ-dā'shən)  Pronunciation Key  The chemical combination of a substance with oxygen. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons, thus undergoing an increase in valence. Removing an electron from an iron atom having a valence of +2 changes the valence to +3. Compare reduction. oxidative adjective

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oxidation

Any chemical reaction in which a material gives up electrons, as when the material combines with oxygen. Burning is an example of rapid oxidation; rusting is an example of slow oxidation. (See combustion and reduction.)

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Oxidation

Ox`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.

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