Meaning | To 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. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | deoxidize, reduce |
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Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
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Narrower | benficiate | subject to a reduction process |
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pole | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
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Opposite | oxidize, oxidise, oxidate | add oxygen to or combine with oxygen |
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Spanish | desoxidar, desoxigenar |
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Catalan | desoxidar, desoxigenar |
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