n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) That which removes oxygen; hence, a reducing agent;
a. (Chem.) Incapable of being oxidized;
v. i. To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay;
a. Capable of being oxidized. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons. The process always occurs accompanied by reduction.
v. t.
☞ In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen;
n. Oxidation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen;
v. t.
v. t. (Chem.) To combine with oxygen, as any elementary substance, in such proportion as to form a protoxide. [ 1913 Webster ]