deoxidation
deoxidation noun: the process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
Noun
deoxidation (countable and uncountable, plural deoxidations)
- The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
- When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air.1810, George Wilson, M.D., F.R.D.E., “General Sketch of Cavendish's Scientific Researches and Discoveries”, in The Life of the Honᵇˡᵉ Henry Cavendish, page 43
deoxidation meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian
deoxidation in Tagalog
- chemistry
- pag-aalis ng oksidasyon
deoxidation in Indonesian
- chemistry
- deoksidasi, penghapusan oksidasi
Forms of deoxidation
| plural | deoxidations |
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Origin of deoxidation
From de- + oxidation.
Questions about deoxidation
- What does deoxidation mean?
- Deoxidation means the process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
- What is deoxidation in Tagalog?
- Deoxidation in Tagalog is pag-aalis ng oksidasyon. See Deoxidation meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is deoxidation?
- Deoxidation is a noun.
- What is the plural of deoxidation?
- The plural of deoxidation is deoxidations.
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