oxidize
verb (used with object)
to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
oxidized
Example Sentences
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The other was the oxidation state of iron, which can indicate how much water ice and oxidized dust had been incorporated into the original body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 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
“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
She also suggested the Republic of Tea’s Darjeeling Black Full Leaf Tea, which “is less oxidized than most black teas, so you're going to get more fruity flavors and more floral flavors,” Ziata explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Kaz watched the tide of people flowing past the portico’s black columns, beneath the watchful eye of the oxidized silver crow that spread its wings above the entrance.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
