deoxidize

American  

[dee-ok-si-dahyz] / diˈɒk sɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, deoxidise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

deoxidized, deoxidizing

1. to remove oxygen from, especially by reducing an oxide.

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deoxidize British  

/ diːˈɒksɪˌdaɪz /

verb

1. (tr)

   1. to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)

   2. another word for deoxygenate

2. another word for reduce

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Other Word Forms

• deoxidization noun
• deoxidizer noun

Etymology

Origin of deoxidize

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize

Example Sentences

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.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

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.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)