HyperDic: oxidize

English > 2 senses of the word oxidize:
VERBchangeoxidize, oxidise, oxidateenter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
changeoxidize, oxidise, oxidateadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidize > pronunciation
Soundsaa'ksahday.z
Rhymesactualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...
English > oxidize: 2 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningEnter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"This metal oxidizes easily"
Synonymsoxidise, oxidate
NarrowerrustBecome coated / coated with oxide
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Similar tooxidize, oxidise, oxidateadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Nounsoxidizationthe process of oxidizing
English > oxidize: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsoxidise, oxidate
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Entailed bynitrifyconvert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
Narrowerbreathereach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
catabolize, catabolisesubject to catabolism
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
change, alter, modifyCause to change
Oppositedeoxidize, deoxidise, 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
Similar tooxidise, oxidize, oxidateEnter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
rustBecome coated / coated with oxide
Spanishoxidarse, oxidar
Catalanoxidar-se, oxidar
Participleoxidizedcombined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen
Nounsoxidant, oxidizera substance that oxidizes another substance
oxideany compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
oxidizationthe process of oxidizing

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