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Oxidize   /ˈɑksədˌaɪz/   Listen
Oxidize

verb
(past & past part. oxidized; pres. part. oxidizing)
1.
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide.  Synonyms: oxidate, oxidise.
2.
Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen.  Synonyms: oxidate, oxidise.



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"Oxidize" Quotes from Famous Books



... N T and H is never completely broken, the sparks are very feeble, and the contacts do not oxidize. The resistances inserted are so considerable that heating cannot occur, while the portion of the current abstracted for the control is so small that it ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 360, November 25, 1882 • Various

... and, if necessary, a reducing agent. The product is fused with more arsenic under a slag, consisting mainly of borax. They are very fusible, brittle compounds. On exposure to the air at a red heat the arsenic and the metal simultaneously oxidize. When iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper are present in the same speise, they are eliminated in the ...
— A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. • Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer



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