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Oxidize   /ˈɑksədˌaɪz/   Listen
Oxidize

verb
(past & past part. oxidized; pres. part. oxidizing)
1.
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide.  Synonyms: oxidate, oxidise.
2.
Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen.  Synonyms: oxidate, oxidise.



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"Oxidize" Quotes from Famous Books



... given to all rod-shaped bacteria which form endogenous spores, etc. But to distinguish smaller subdivisions it has been found necessary to fall back upon other characters, such as the shape of the colony produced in solid gelatine, the power to produce disease, or to oxidize nitrites, etc. Thus at present the different species are distinguished rather by their physiological than their morphological characters. This is an unsatisfactory basis of classification, and has produced much confusion in the attempts ...
— The Story Of Germ Life • H. W. Conn



Words linked to "Oxidize" :   alter, change, chemistry, deoxidize, breathe, modify, chemical science, catabolize, oxidant, oxide, rust, oxidization, deoxidise, catabolise



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