oxidation
See also: Oxidation
English
Etymology
From French oxydation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural oxidations)
- The combination of a substance with oxygen.
- (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
Antonyms
- reduction
- deoxidation
- deoxy
Derived terms
- oxidational
Related terms
- oxidate
- oxidative
- oxide
- oxidise
Translations
combination of a substance with oxygen
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chemical reaction
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