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ox·i·dize

(ŏk′sĭ-dīz′)

v. ox·i·dized, ox·i·diz·ing, ox·i·diz·es

v.tr.

1. To combine with oxygen; make into an oxide.

2. To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.

3. To coat with oxide.

v.intr.

To become oxidized.

ox′i·diz′a·ble adj.

ox′i·di·za′tion (-dĭ-zā′shən) n.

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oxidize

(ˈɒksɪˌdaɪz) or

oxidise

1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen, as in formation of an oxide

2. (Chemistry) to form or cause to form a layer of metal oxide, as in rusting

3. (Chemistry) to lose or cause to lose hydrogen atoms

4. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a decrease in the number of electrons. Compare reduce^12c

ˌoxidiˈzation, ˌoxidiˈsation n

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ox•i•dize

(ˈɒk sɪˌdaɪz)

v. -dized, -diz•ing. v.t.

1. to combine chemically with oxygen; convert into an oxide.

2. to cover with a coating of oxide or rust.

3. to increase the valence of (an atom or molecule) by removing electrons. Compare reduce (def. 9c).

v.i.

4. to become oxidized.

[1795–1805]

ox′i•diz`a•ble, adj.

ox′i•diz`er, n.

ox·i·dize

(ŏk′sĭ-dīz′)

To undergo or cause to undergo oxidation.

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oxidize

Past participle: oxidized
Gerund: oxidizing

Imperative
oxidize
oxidize

Present
I oxidize
you oxidize
he/she/it oxidizes
we oxidize
you oxidize
they oxidize

Preterite
I oxidized
you oxidized
he/she/it oxidized
we oxidized
you oxidized
they oxidized

Present Continuous
I am oxidizing
you are oxidizing
he/she/it is oxidizing
we are oxidizing
you are oxidizing
they are oxidizing

Present Perfect
I have oxidized
you have oxidized
he/she/it has oxidized
we have oxidized
you have oxidized
they have oxidized

Past Continuous
I was oxidizing
you were oxidizing
he/she/it was oxidizing
we were oxidizing
you were oxidizing
they were oxidizing

Past Perfect
I had oxidized
you had oxidized
he/she/it had oxidized
we had oxidized
you had oxidized
they had oxidized

Future
I will oxidize
you will oxidize
he/she/it will oxidize
we will oxidize
you will oxidize
they will oxidize

Future Perfect
I will have oxidized
you will have oxidized
he/she/it will have oxidized
we will have oxidized
you will have oxidized
they will have oxidized

Future Continuous
I will be oxidizing
you will be oxidizing
he/she/it will be oxidizing
we will be oxidizing
you will be oxidizing
they will be oxidizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been oxidizing
you have been oxidizing
he/she/it has been oxidizing
we have been oxidizing
you have been oxidizing
they have been oxidizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been oxidizing
you will have been oxidizing
he/she/it will have been oxidizing
we will have been oxidizing
you will have been oxidizing
they will have been oxidizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been oxidizing
you had been oxidizing
he/she/it had been oxidizing
we had been oxidizing
you had been oxidizing
they had been oxidizing

Conditional
I would oxidize
you would oxidize
he/she/it would oxidize
we would oxidize
you would oxidize
they would oxidize

Past Conditional
I would have oxidized
you would have oxidized
he/she/it would have oxidized
we would have oxidized
you would have oxidized
they would have oxidized

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Verb	1.	oxidize - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" oxidate, oxidise 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" oxidise, oxidize, oxidate - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen rust - become coated with oxide
	2.	oxidize - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen oxidise, oxidate chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions 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" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" catabolise, catabolize - subject to catabolism oxidate, oxidize, oxidise - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" rust - become coated with oxide breathe - reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours" deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce - 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

Translations

οξειδώνω

hapettaahapettua

oxyder

oxidáloxidálódik

ossidare ossidarsi

oxidize

[ˈɒksɪdaɪz]

A. VT → oxidar

B. VI → oxidarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oxidize

[ˈɒksɪdaɪz] oxidise (British) vi → s'oxyder

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oxidize

vti → oxidieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oxidize

[ˈɒksɪˌdaɪz] vi → ossidare

ox·i·dize

v. oxidar, combinar con oxígeno.

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