deoxidize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *deoxidize*:
VERB	change	deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce	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

English > *deoxidize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
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.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	deoxidise, reduce
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Narrower	benficiate	subject to a reduction process
Narrower	pole	deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Opposite	oxidize, oxidise, oxidate	add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Spanish	desoxidar, desoxigenar
Catalan	desoxidar, desoxigenar

HyperDic: deoxidize