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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ok-si-dahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk sɪˌdaɪz |
Definition of oxidize
Origin :- 1802 (implied in oxidizable), from oxide + -ize. Related: Oxidized; oxidizing; oxidization.
- verb convert into oxide
- The lead may begin to oxidize if this is done and make it difficult to do a good job.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- When it hit that blue ship, you could almost see it oxidize before your eyes.
- Extract from : « Acid Bath » by Vaseleos Garson
- We take in fuel and oxidize it, using the heat as our source of power.
- Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
- It melts at from 150° to 160° Wedgewood; and does not oxidize at a white heat.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- Sugar will oxidize readily, and in so doing will yield abundant power.
- Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
- Luciferin will also oxidize in the air spontaneously but no light is produced.
- Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey
- There must be air present to oxidize the resulting products.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 » by Various
- These metals, termed the noble metals, do not oxidize, but they fuse.
- Extract from : « A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe » by Anonymous
- It does, however, oxidize spontaneously in solution, although no light accompanies this oxidation.
- Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey
- In addition we know of many substances which oxidize by taking up oxygen without giving off CO2.
- Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey
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