oxidational
sɪˈdeɪ
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oxidation (ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a. the act or process of oxidizing | |
| b. (as modifier): an oxidation state; an oxidation potential | |
| oxi'dational | |
| —adj | |
| 'oxidative | |
| —adj | |
| oxidation (ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| a. the act or process of oxidizing | |
| b. (as modifier): an oxidation state; an oxidation potential | |
| oxi'dational | |
| —adj | |
| 'oxidative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
oxidation
1791, from Fr. oxidation (1787), noun of action from oxider "oxidize," from oxide (see oxide).
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Medical Dictionary
oxidation ox·i·da·tion (ŏk'sĭ-dā'shən)
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.
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Science Dictionary
oxidation  (ŏk'sĭ-dā'shən) Pronunciation Key
oxidative adjective |
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Cultural Dictionary
oxidation definition
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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