oxidize
verb (used with object)
to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
oxidizable
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a word derived from
oxidize.
Example Sentences
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Professor Sacks added that Sauvignon Blanc based-wines are some of "the most readily oxidizable."
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2022
Helium is important as an inert atmosphere for the melting and welding of easily oxidizable metals and for many chemical processes that are sensitive to air.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Many luminescent creatures secrete an easily oxidizable compound, luciferin, which is oxidized with the help of an enzyme, luciferase.
From Time Magazine Archive
For if the oxidizable miasma are destroyed by atmospheric ozone, they, in turn, cause the latter to disappear, and we have seen that it is itself a miasm.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 by Robert Chambers
Cod-liver oil has the further peculiarity of being more readily oxidizable than any other oil; an obviously valuable property when it is remembered that the entire food-value of oils depends on their oxidation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
