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When olive oil is exposed to fluctuations in temperature, light and air, which oxidizes the oil to its detriment, its quality diminishes.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

"The reason tantalum oxidizes is that you have to handle it in air and the oxygen in air will react with the surface," Liu explained.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

Food is an organic compound: it congeals, runs, discolors and oxidizes over time and because of the conditions in the kitchen you’re shooting in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

A green, fuzzy coating grows on it as its surface oxidizes.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 20, 2023

"Over time, it partly oxidizes, which keeps providing sites for nutrients to bind to."

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann