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oxidize

/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

oxidize verb: to combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.

Verb

oxidize (third-person singular simple present oxidizes, present participle oxidizing, simple past and past participle oxidized)

  1. (transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
    • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of...2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist
  2. To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
  3. To coat something with an oxide.
  4. (intransitive) To become oxidized.

oxidize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Persian and Vietnamese

oxidize in Tamil

ஆக்சிசனேற்று, துருவேறு, காற்றுப்பட்டு சுவையிழ

oxidize in Bengali

জারণ, অক্সিজেনের সাথে বিক্রিয়া করা

oxidize in Persian

to combine with oxygen
اکسیدن oksidan

oxidize in Vietnamese

to combine with oxygen
làm gỉ, oxy hoá
to become oxidized
oxy hoá

Examples of oxidize in a sentence

  • This will tell us whether redox is occurring, and if so, what is oxidized and reduced.
  • Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.
  • Because this dye must be oxidized to become colored, Michaelis proposed that mitochondria are cellular oxidizing agents.

All 18 example sentences with oxidize

Forms of oxidize

third-person singular presentoxidizes
present participleoxidizing
past participleoxidized
pastoxidized
alternative UKoxidise
alternative form (obsolete)oxydize

Past tense of oxidize: oxidized

Origin of oxidize

From oxide + -ize.

Words formed from oxidize

Questions about oxidize

What does oxidize mean?
Oxidize means to combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
What is oxidize in Tamil?
Oxidize in Tamil is ஆக்சிசனேற்று, துருவேறு, காற்றுப்பட்டு சுவையிழ. See Oxidize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oxidize?
Oxidize is a verb.
How do you pronounce oxidize?
Oxidize is pronounced /ˈɒksɪdaɪz/.
What is the past tense of oxidize?
The past tense of oxidize is oxidized.

Words near oxidize in the dictionary

  1. oxidising agents
  2. oxidizability
  3. oxidizable
  4. oxidization
  5. oxidizations
  6. oxidize
  7. oxidized
  8. oxidizement
  9. oxidizer
  10. oxidizers
  11. oxidizes

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