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How to use oxidize in a sentence

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Oxidize means to combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. Example: “The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”

Examples of oxidize by meaning

verbTo combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.

  • The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist

More sentences with oxidize

  • This will tell us whether redox is occurring, and if so, what is oxidized and reduced.2009, James E. Brady, Fred Senese, Chemistry: The Study of Matter and Its Changes. From the entry redox
  • Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.2005, Peter Duerre, Handbook on Clostridia, page 776. From the entry syntrophism
  • Because this dye must be oxidized to become colored, Michaelis proposed that mitochondria are cellular oxidizing agents.1993, David E. Sadava, “Mitochondria”, in Cell Biology: Organelle Structure and Function, Boston, Mass.; London: Jones and Bartlett…. From the entry Janus
  • WOF was first used to describe the rapid development of oxidized flavor in refrigerated cooked meats.1982, Examination of Flavor and Color Changes in NLABS Process for Flaked and Formed Meats, page 14. From the entry WOF
  • That includes some handpainted walls using oxidized metal paint, unusual lighting and artwork, warm woods and polished concrete floor.2018 April 1, Maureen Wallenfang, “Open: Wildflower Pizzeria gets cooking”, in The Post-Crescent, volume 99, number 72, page 1D, columns 3–4. From the entry living-roomy
  • With regards to the formation of metabolites, the glucuronidated, bis-glucuronidated, dehydrogenated, hydrogenated, oxidized, and methylated α-mangostins were tentatively identified.2015 July 16, “Dose-Independent ADME Properties and Tentative Identification of Metabolites of α-Mangostin from Garcinia mangostana in…. From the entry glucuronidated
  • You can lactoferment mashed avocadoes, but the oil in them can spoil in a hurry and turn brown as it oxidizes.2014, R. J. Ruppenthal, The Healthy Probiotic Diet: More Than 50 Recipes for Improved Digestion, Immunity, and Skin Health, Simon and…. From the entry lactoferment
  • In some processes this fixer may be preceded by a silver bleach to rehalogenize silver image not oxidized by the dye-bleach.2000, Ralph Jacobson, Sidney Ray, Geoffrey G Attridge, Manual of Photography. From the entry rehalogenize
  • Hematitization and titanization suggest the hydrothermal fluids were oxidixing, which in turn reflects the oxidized nature of the parent magmas.1991, K. Hattori, C.J. Hodgson, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2160, page 24. From the entry titanization
  • The ‘nitrox’ process basically supplies the surface hardness of the sursulf process, which is essentially carbonitriding, and then oxidizes it.1988, Robert B[allantyne] Ross, “‘Nitrox’”, in Handbook of Metal Treatments and Testing, 2nd edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Chapman and…. From the entry nitrox
  • As the last of the lead is oxidized the iridescence suddenly disappears and the surface brightens or “blicks."1914, Edward Garfield Mahin, Quantitative Analysis, page 483. From the entry blick
  • This overfire air provides oxygen to complete combustion of unburned fuel and oxidizes carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, creating a second combustion zone.2001, Karl B. Schnelle, Jr.; Charles A. Brown, Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 245. From the entry overfire
  • The Bakal' deposit is a relatively rare type of iron deposit; the ores are siderites, grading in the oxidized zone into brown ironstones and turgites.1969, Geophysical Abstracts, numbers 268-271, page 679. From the entry turgite
  • The other red sweet wines, however, have been unbalanced, very deficient in color, and apt to oxidize or sherrify at an early age.1944, Maynard Andrew Amerine, Albert Julius Winkler, Composition and Quality of Musts and Wines of California Grapes, page 640. From the entry sherrify
  • (6) Natural liquid goudrons are solutions of more or less oxidized (resinified) solid hydrocarbons in liquid hydrocarbons, and are therefore thick and viscous.1923, Petroleum Times. From the entry goudron
  • Santyl is excreted in a form more allied to sulphates and glycoll; it is more fully oxidized and its products are unirritating.1909, Adolf Baginsky, Jacob Snowman, Folia Therapeutica: A Periodical Journal Relating to Modern Therapeutics and Pharmacology for Medical…. From the entry santyl
  • The DPA test referred to by Martz is a color spot test for a range of oxidizing compounds, which include but are not limited to nitrates.1998, Michael R Bromwich, The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation into Laboratory Practices & Alleged Misconduct. From the entry spot test

Meaning of oxidize

  1. verb To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
  2. verb To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
  3. verb To coat something with an oxide.

Full definition of oxidize

Questions about oxidize in a sentence

How do you use oxidize in a sentence?
Oxidize is used as a verb. For example: “The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”
What is a short sentence with oxidize?
“Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.”
What does oxidize mean?
Oxidize means to combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.

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