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underoxidize

underoxidize verb: to oxidize insufficiently.

Verb

underoxidize (third-person singular simple present underoxidizes, present participle underoxidizing, simple past and past participle underoxidized)

  1. (transitive) To oxidize insufficiently.

Forms of underoxidize

third-person singular presentunderoxidizes
present participleunderoxidizing
past participleunderoxidized
pastunderoxidized

Origin of underoxidize

From under- + oxidize.

Questions about underoxidize

What does underoxidize mean?
Underoxidize means to oxidize insufficiently.
What part of speech is underoxidize?
Underoxidize is a verb.
What is the past tense of underoxidize?
The past tense of underoxidize is underoxidized.

Words near underoxidize in the dictionary

  1. underordering
  2. underorders
  3. underorganization
  4. underorganized
  5. underossified
  6. underoxidize
  7. underoxidized
  8. underoxidizes
  9. underoxidizing
  10. underoxygenate
  11. underoxygenated

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