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oxidate

[ ok-si-deyt ]
/ ˈɒk sɪˌdeɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), ox·i·dat·ed, ox·i·dat·ing.

to oxidize.

noun

Geochemistry. any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.

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toast, grill, thaw, ignite, sear, melt, warm, roast, broil, bake, steam, boil, reheat, exhale, inhale, incandesce, char, seethe, swelter, flush

Nearby words

oxhide, oxidane, oxidant, oxidant smog, oxidase, oxidate, oxidation, oxidation potential, oxidation state, oxidation-reduction, oxidative

Origin of oxidate

First recorded in 1780–90; oxide + -ate1

Related forms

non·ox·i·dat·ing, adjectiveun·ox·i·dat·ed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for oxidate

  • It has become a brown infusible substance, which does not shine in the dark nor oxidate in the air.

    Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for oxidate

oxidate

/ (ˈɒksɪˌdeɪt) /

verb

another word for oxidize
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