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deoxidize

[ dee-ok-si-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
deoxidized, deoxidizing.
  1. to remove oxygen from, especially by reducing an oxide.


deoxidize

/ 徱ːˈɒɪˌ岹ɪ /

verb

  1. tr
    1. to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
    2. another word for deoxygenate
  2. another word for reduce
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdz澱徱ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈdz澱ˌ徱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·dzi·徱·tDz noun
  • ·dzi·徱e noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of deoxidize1

First recorded in 1760–70; de- + oxidize
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Example Sentences

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In the second place, there is no proof that the ancient greywackes are not deoxidized sediments.

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It is colourless in the oxidized, blue in the deoxidized state, and contains copper as a chemical constituent.

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Silicon, like manganese, is an important constituent of many steels, the alloy ferrosilicon being added to deoxidize and purify the metal and thus to increase its tensile strength.

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The deoxidized indigo is yellow and in this state penetrates the woollen fibre; the more perfectly the indigo in a vat is deoxidized, the brighter and faster will be the colour.

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This retains its colour after washing and drying, but cannot be recommended as a pigment, being liable to suffer in contact with organic substances, which deoxidize and decolourize the manganates and permanganates.

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