Definition of deoxidize Deoxidize
de•ox•i•dize
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What does deoxidize mean?
WordNet
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| deoxidize - to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons | ||
| deoxidise, reduce | ||
| oxidate, oxidise, oxidize enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
| benficiate subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores" | ||
| pole deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deoxidize (v. t.)
To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.
Part of speech
🔤- deoxidize, verb, present, 1st person singular of deoxidize (infinitive).
- deoxidize, verb (infinitive).
