deoxidize

especially British, de·ox·i·dise

[dee-ok-si-dahyz]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

deoxidized, deoxidizing 

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

Other Word Forms

• deoxidization noun
• deoxidizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxidize¹

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize

Example Sentences

In the second place, there is no proof that the ancient greywackes are not deoxidized sediments.

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It is colourless in the oxidized, blue in the deoxidized state, and contains copper as a chemical constituent.

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Silicon, like manganese, is an important constituent of many steels, the alloy ferrosilicon being added to deoxidize and purify the metal and thus to increase its tensile strength.

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The deoxidized indigo is yellow and in this state penetrates the woollen fibre; the more perfectly the indigo in a vat is deoxidized, the brighter and faster will be the colour.

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This retains its colour after washing and drying, but cannot be recommended as a pigment, being liable to suffer in contact with organic substances, which deoxidize and decolourize the manganates and permanganates.

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