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oxidize en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English oxidize From oxide + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
   • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
2. To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
3. To coat something with an oxide.
4. (intransitive) To become oxidized.

Forms

Deriveds

underoxidize · deoxidize · electrooxidize · photooxidize · oxidizement · reoxidize · sesquioxidize · hyperoxidize · oxidizer

Relateds

rust · oxidization · oxidizable · corrode

Translations (49)

bg окисля (to combine with oxygen) · bg окисля се (to become oxidized) · pl utlenić (to increase the valence) · pt oxidar (to coat something with an oxide) · pt oxidar (to combine with oxygen) · tr yükseltgenmek (to become oxidized) · kk қышқылдандыру (to combine with oxygen) · vi làm gỉ (to combine with oxygen) · pt oxidar (to become oxidized) · fi hapettua (to become oxidized) · hu oxidál (to combine with oxygen) · tr yükseltgemek (to combine with oxygen) · fa اکسیدن (to combine with oxygen) · bg окислявам се (to become oxidized) · fi hapettaa (to increase the valence) · ro oxida (to become oxidized) · it ossidarsi (to become oxidized) · de oxidieren (to combine with oxygen) · pl utleniać (to combine with oxygen) · pt oxidar (to increase the valence) · ca oxidar (to combine with oxygen) · ky кычкылдатуу (to combine with oxygen) · ky кычкылдануу (to become oxidized) · bg окислявам (to combine with oxygen) · hu oxidálódik (to become oxidized) · fi hapettaa (to coat something with an oxide) · es oxidarse (to become oxidized) · bg окисля (to increase the valence) · he חִמְצֵן (to increase the valence) · tr oksitlemek (to combine with oxygen) · bg окислявам (to increase the valence) · cmn 氧化 (to increase the valence) · vi oxy hoá (to become oxidized) · tr oksitlenmek (to become oxidized) · cs oxidovat (to combine with oxygen) · tr okside etmek (to combine with oxygen) · pl utlenić (to combine with oxygen) · ro oxigena (to combine with oxygen) · it ossidare (to combine with oxygen) · es oxidar (to combine with oxygen) · ro oxida (to combine with oxygen) · vi oxy hoá (to combine with oxygen) · da oxidere (to increase the valence) · fi hapettaa (to combine with oxygen) · tr okside olmak (to become oxidized) · bg оксидирам (to coat something with an oxide) · kk тотықтандыру (to combine with oxygen) · pl utleniać (to increase the valence) · fr oxyder (to combine with oxygen)