oxidation

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Noun

oxidation

1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.
2. (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Antonyms

• reduction
• deoxidation
• deoxy

Related terms

• oxidate
• oxidative
• oxide
• oxidise

Translations

• French: oxydation
• German: Oxidation, Oxydation
• Italian: ossidazione
• Portuguese: oxidação
• Russian: окисле́ние
• Spanish: oxidación

Translations

• French: oxydation
• German: Oxidation
• Portuguese: oxidação
• Russian: окисле́ние

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