Example Sentences

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"What we found was that the enzymes alone can oxidise plastic, which is the process that takes such a long time in the environment," he told BBC News.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

Cassar and his team achieved this breakthrough by enriching cement with titanium oxide minerals, which oxidise with sunlight to break down pollutants before they can bind with the surface and cause discolouration.

From Forbes • Jun. 16, 2014

Graphite's layers are very close-knit, so acids are used to oxidise the material to graphite oxide, layers of which are more easily separated to form graphene oxide.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2012

Filter off the precipitate; wash it into a beaker and pass sulphuretted hydrogen; oxidise the sulphide and weigh as lead sulphate.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

The combustible metal—that is, the lead—and the part that will oxidise, are thoroughly oxidised; the litharge would flow out in a fused state into a vessel placed to receive it, and the platinum remains behind.

From The Chemical History of a Candle by Crookes, William, Sir