oxidation
/ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
oxidation noun: the combination of a substance with oxygen.
Noun
oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural oxidations)
- The combination of a substance with oxygen.
- On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of...2015 September 15, “Assessing the Metabolic Diversity of Streptococcus from a Protein Domain Point of View”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons..2016, Kyle E. Niemeyer, Nicholas J. Curtis, Chih-Jen Sung, “pyJac: analytical Jacobian generator for chemical kinetics”, in arXiv
- A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
oxidation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
oxidation in Hindi
- chemical reaction
- रेडॉक्स reḍŏks
oxidation in Tamil
- ஆக்சிஜன் ஏற்றம், உயிரக இணைவு, உயிர்வளி ஏற்றம், ஒட்சியேற்றம், ஆக்சிஜனேற்றம், ஆக்சிஜெனேற்றம்
oxidation in Marathi
- ऑक्सिडेशन, ऑक्सीकरण, ऑक्सिडीकरण
oxidation in Urdu
- آکسیکرن, آکسیڈیشن, آکسیڈریشن
More languagesFewer languages
- oxidation in Bengali
- জারণ jaron
- oxidation in Telugu
- ఆక్సీకరణ, ఆక్సీకరణం
- oxidation in Malayalam
- ഓക്സിഡേഷൻ, ഓക്സീകരണം
- oxidation in Kannada
- ಆಕ್ಸಿಡೀಕರಣ
- oxidation in Punjabi
- ਔਕਸੀਡੇਸ਼ਨ, ਆਕਸੀਕਰਨ, ਆੱਕਸੀਡੇਸ਼ਨ
- oxidation in Gujarati
- ઓક્સિડેશન, ઓક્સીકરણ, ઑક્સિડેશન
- oxidation in Odia
- ଜାରଣ, ଅକ୍ସିଡେସନ୍
- oxidation in Nepali
- अक्सीकरण, ऑक्सीकरण, अक्सीडेशन
- oxidation in Tagalog
- oksidasyon
- oxidation in Malay
- pengoksidaan
- oxidation in Indonesian
- oksidasi, pengoksidasian
Examples of oxidation in a sentence
- As an economy measure, the manufacturer decided to use iron rather than steel, but to acierate the surface to limit oxidation.
- Oxidation of cutose yields suberic acid.
- The remotion of Cr3+ from the wastewater prevents its possible oxidation.
Synonyms of oxidation
Antonyms
Forms of oxidation
| plural | oxidations |
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Origin of oxidation
From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate.
Words formed from oxidation
- ammoxidation
- antioxidation
- autooxidation
- autoxidation
- Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
- beta-oxidation
- bio-oxidation
- biooxidation
- cooxidation
- disoxidation
- electrooxidation
- glycoxidation
- hyperoxidation
- Lindgren oxidation
- Moffatt oxidation
- Oppenauer oxidation
- overoxidation
- oxidational
- oxidation number
- oxidation-reduction
- Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation
- photooxidation
- Pinnick oxidation
- preoxidation
- pre-oxidation
- reoxidation
- sesquioxidation
- superoxidation
- Swern oxidation
Phrases with oxidation
Words that rhyme with oxidation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about oxidation
- What does oxidation mean?
- Oxidation means the combination of a substance with oxygen.
- What is oxidation in Hindi?
- Oxidation in Hindi is रेडॉक्स (reḍŏks). See Oxidation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oxidation?
- Oxidation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oxidation?
- Oxidation is pronounced /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oxidation?
- The plural of oxidation is oxidations.
Words near oxidation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oxidation (page history and authors); oxidation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oxidation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oxidation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oxidation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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