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oxidizability

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ox⋅i⋅dize

  [ok-si-dahyz] verb, -dized, -diz⋅ing. Chemistry
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–verb (used with object)
1. to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
2. to cover with a coating of oxide or rust.
3. to take away hydrogen, as by the action of oxygen; add oxygen or any nonmetal.
4. to remove electrons from (an atom or molecule), thereby increasing the valence. Compare reduce (def. 12).
–verb (used without object)
5. to become oxidized.
6. (esp. of white wine) to lose freshness after prolonged exposure to air and often to darken in color.
Also, especially British, ox⋅i⋅dise.

Origin:
1795–1805; oxide + -ize

Related forms:
ox⋅i⋅diz⋅a⋅ble, ox⋅i⋅da⋅ble  [ok-si-duh-buhl] , adjective
ox⋅i⋅diz⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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Main Entry: ox·i·dize
Variant: also British ox·i·dise /'äk-s&-"dIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-dized also British -dised; -diz·ing also British -dis·ing
transitive senses
1 : to combine with oxygen
2 : to dehydrogenate especially by the action of oxygen
3 : to change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part or change (an element orion) from a lower to a higher positive valence : remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) intransitive senses
: to become oxidized —ox·i·diz·able /-"dI-z&-b&l/ adjective
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oxidize ox·i·dize (ŏk'sĭ-dīz')
v. ox·i·dized, ox·i·diz·ing, ox·i·diz·es

  1. To combine with oxygen; change into an oxide.

  2. To increase the positive charge or valence of an element by removing electrons.

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oxidize   (ŏk'sĭ-dīz')  Pronunciation Key 
To undergo or cause to undergo oxidation.
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