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deoxidize

[dee-ok-si-dahyz]
verb (used with object), de·ox·i·dized, de·ox·i·diz·ing. Chemistry.
  1. to remove oxygen from, especially by reducing an oxide.
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Also especially British, de·ox·i·dise.

Origin of deoxidize

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize
Related formsde·ox·i·di·za·tion, nounde·ox·i·diz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for deoxidize

deoxidize

deoxidise

verb
  1. (tr)
    1. to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
    2. another word for deoxygenate
  2. another word for reduce (def. 12)
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Derived Formsdeoxidization or deoxidisation, noundeoxidizer or deoxidiser, noun
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Word Origin and History for deoxidize

v.

1794; see de- + oxidize.

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