Meaning | add oxygen to or combine with oxygen. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | oxidize, oxidise |
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Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
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Entailed by | nitrify | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria |
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Narrower | breathe | reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked |
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catabolize, catabolise | subject to catabolism |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
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change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Opposite | 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 |
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Similar to | oxidise, oxidize, oxidate | Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide |
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rust | Become coated / coated with oxide |
Spanish | oxidarse, oxidar |
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Catalan | oxidar-se, oxidar |
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Adjectives | oxidative | taking place in the presence of oxygen |
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Nouns | oxidation | the process of oxidizing |
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