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oxidize

/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

/ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/

oxidizeverb

oxidized

Past Simple

oxidized

Past Participle

oxidizing

ing-form

/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

/ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/

Translations

oxyderEmploi général et scientifique.

The metal began to oxidize when exposed to air.

Le métal a commencé à s'oxyder au contact de l'air.

Additional translations

s'oxyderEmploi pronominal pour l’intransitif.

Definitions

To combine or cause to combine with oxygen.

The metal began to oxidize when exposed to air.

To undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which electrons are lost to another species.

The chemist explained how the substance would oxidize during the experiment.

To increase the positive charge or valence of an element by removing electrons.

The process will oxidize the iron, changing its chemical properties.

Synonyms

combine with oxygen

oxidizegerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing or capable of causing oxidation; relating to an oxidizing process.

An oxidizing agent readily accepts electrons from another substance.

oxidizepast participle

Definitions

Having undergone oxidation; converted into or covered with an oxide.

The oxidized copper roof had turned a distinctive green colour.