oxidize
verb (used with object)
to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
oxidized
Example Sentences
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They then carefully oxidized the aluminum, producing an aluminum oxide layer about 0.42 nanometers thick.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
They don’t have coffee, but they do have Jeju Island–grown “Regenerative Organic-Certified” black tea oxidized as matcha.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Barnett discovered that ROS oxidized certain immune and metabolic proteins involved in neurological disease, altering the activity of thousands of genes tied to inflammation and dementia.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
“I was talking about stale, oxidized matcha powder, but I completely get that it came off a very wrong way. I chose the wrong words and I really apologize for that.”
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
It had a forlorn baseball diamond and some oxidized playground equipment.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
