deoxidize

[ dee-ok-si-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·ox·i·dized, de·ox·i·diz·ing.

1. to remove oxygen from, especially by reducing an oxide.

deoxidize

/ diːˈɒksɪˌdaɪz /

verb

1. tr
   1. to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
   2. another word for deoxygenate
2. another word for reduce

Derived Forms

• deˌoxidiˈzation, noun
• deˈoxiˌdizer, noun

Other Words From

• de·oxi·di·zation noun
• de·oxi·dizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxidize¹

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize