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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˌoxidiˈzation, noun
  • deˈoxiˌdizer, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·oxi·di·zation noun
  • de·oxi·dizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxidize1

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize

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deoxidantdeoxy-