deoxygenize

[ dee-ok-si-juh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·ox·y·gen·ized, de·ox·y·gen·iz·ing.

1. deoxygenate ( def ).

Other Words From

• de·oxy·gen·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxygenize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + oxygenize