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ox⋅i⋅da⋅tion

  [ok-si-dey-shuhn]
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–noun Chemistry.
1. the process or result of oxidizing.
2. the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes.
Also, ox⋅i⋅di⋅za⋅tion  [ok-si-duh-zey-shuhn] .

Origin:
1785–95; oxide + -ation

Related forms:
ox⋅i⋅da⋅tion⋅al, ox⋅i⋅da⋅tive, adjective
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ox·i·dize   (ŏk'sĭ-dīz')   
v.   ox·i·dized, ox·i·diz·ing, ox·i·diz·es

v.   tr.

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

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

  3. To coat with oxide.

v.   intr.
To become oxidized.
ox'i·diz'a·ble adj., ox'i·di·za'tion (-dĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Cultural Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ox·i·da·tion
Pronunciation: "äk-s&-'dA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of oxidizing
2 : the state or result of being oxidized
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oxidation ox·i·da·tion (ŏk'sĭ-dā'shən)
n.

  1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.

  2. A reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.

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