deoxidize
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de·ox·i·dize
(dē-ŏk′sĭ-dīz′)tr.v. de·ox·i·dized, de·ox·i·diz·ing, de·ox·i·diz·es
To remove oxygen from (a compound); reduce.
de·ox′i·di·za′tion (-dĭ-zā′shən) n.
de·ox′i·diz′er n.
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deoxidize
ordeoxidise
vb
1. (Chemistry) (tr)
a. to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
b. another word for deoxygenate
2. (Chemistry) another word for reduce12
deˌoxidiˈzation, deˌoxidiˈsation n
deˈoxiˌdizer, deˈoxiˌdiser n
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de•ox•i•dize
(diˈɒk sɪˌdaɪz)v.t. -dized, -diz•ing.
to remove oxygen from.
[1760–70]
de•ox`i•di•za′tion, n.
de•ox′i•diz`er, n.
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deoxidize
Past participle: deoxidized
Gerund: deoxidizing
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| Verb | 1. | deoxidize - to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" benficiate - subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores" pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
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deoxidize
vt → desoxidieren
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