Meaning

1 senses
  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable, usually)Synonym of oxidation.

More definitions
  • the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

Forms

plural: oxidizations

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction:oxidationoxidisation

Word family

3 related words

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