HyperDic: deoxidise

English > 1 sense of the word deoxidise:
VERBchangedeoxidise, deoxidize, reduceto remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase / increase / increase in the number of electrons
English > deoxidise: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningTo remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase / increase / increase in the number of electrons.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsdeoxidize, reduce
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Narrowerbenficiatesubject to a reduction process
poledeoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Oppositeoxidize, oxidise, oxidateadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Spanishdesoxidar, desoxigenar
Catalandesoxidar, desoxigenar

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