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reoxidize

reoxidize verb: to oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction.

Verb

reoxidize (third-person singular simple present reoxidizes, present participle reoxidizing, simple past and past participle reoxidized)

  1. To oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction
    • Anywhere the glaze is thin, the iron oxide molecules are exposed to this atmosphere and will reoxidize to red ferric iron oxide.2001, Vince Pitelka, Clay: A Studio Handbook, →ISBN, page 130

Forms of reoxidize

third-person singular presentreoxidizes
present participlereoxidizing
past participlereoxidized
pastreoxidized
alternative formreoxidise

Origin of reoxidize

From re- + oxidize.

Words formed from reoxidize

  • reoxidization
  • reoxidizer

Questions about reoxidize

What does reoxidize mean?
Reoxidize means to oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction.
What part of speech is reoxidize?
Reoxidize is a verb.
What is the past tense of reoxidize?
The past tense of reoxidize is reoxidized.

Words near reoxidize in the dictionary

  1. reoxidations
  2. reoxidise
  3. reoxidised
  4. reoxidises
  5. reoxidising
  6. reoxidize
  7. reoxidized
  8. reoxidizes
  9. reoxidizing
  10. reoxygenate
  11. reoxygenated

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