oxidation
Origin of oxidation
Related Words for oxidization
ignition, turmoil, disturbance, agitation, tumult, kindling, flaming, oxidization, candescence, thermogenesisExamples from the Web for oxidization
Historical Examples of oxidization
There is no corrosion, oxidization or other form of deterioration.
The Wonder Book of KnowledgeVarious
Where does this oxidization, or burning up of worn-out cells, take place?
The RecitationGeorge Herbert Betts
The luminescence, therefore, is controlled by the respiratory organs and the work produced is an oxidization.
The Glow-Worm and Other BeetlesJean Henri Fabre
This last phenomenon is very likely connected with a greater consumption of hmoglobin, the substance being used up by oxidization.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of SexSamuel Leopold Schenk
These ferments set up an oxidization process which splits up the complex organic compounds which still exist in the leaf cells.
Tobacco LeavesW. A. Brennan
oxidation
- the act or process of oxidizing
- (as modifier)an oxidation state; an oxidation potential
Word Origin and History for oxidization
oxidation
1791, from French oxidation (1787), coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier, noun of action from oxider "oxidize," from oxide (see oxide).
oxidation
(ŏk′sĭ-dā′shən)- The combination of a substance with oxygen.
- A reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.
oxidation
- The chemical combination of a substance with oxygen.
- A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons, thus undergoing an increase in valence. Removing an electron from an iron atom having a valence of +2 changes the valence to +3. Compare reduction.
oxidation
Any chemical reaction in which a material gives up electrons, as when the material combines with oxygen. Burning is an example of rapid oxidation; rusting is an example of slow oxidation. (See combustion and reduction.)