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oxidizing

/ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

oxidizingadjective

more oxidizing

Comp.

most oxidizing

Super.

/ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

/ˈɑksɪˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

окисляющий

The oxidizing agent in the reaction was very strong.

Окисляющий агент в реакции был очень сильным.

Definitions

Capable of causing or promoting oxidation, a chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen.

The oxidizing agent in the reaction facilitated the rusting of the metal.

Undergoing oxidation or in the process of combining with oxygen.

The sample was kept in an oxidizing environment to accelerate the reaction.

Synonyms

oxidizingnoun

/ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

Gerund form used as an uncountable noun meaning the act or process of oxidizing.

Definitions

The act or process of oxidizing; oxidation.

Rapid oxidizing of the alloy led to surface degradation.

Synonyms

oxidising agent

oxidizing agent

oxidant

oxidiser

oxidizer

oxidizeverb

oxidizing

Gerund

oxidized

Past Simple

oxidized

Past Participle

oxidizing

Gerund

/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

/ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/

Translations

окислять

Iron tends to oxidize when exposed to moisture.

Железо склонно окисляться при воздействии влаги.

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

oxidizing

Used attributively for substances or conditions that cause oxidation.

Definitions

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

An oxidizing agent readily accepts electrons from another substance.

Synonyms

oxidizepast participle

Definitions

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

The oxidized copper roof had turned a distinctive green colour.