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deoxidize
[ dee-ok-si-dahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove oxygen from, especially by reducing an oxide.
deoxidize
/ 徱ːˈɒɪˌ岹ɪ /
verb
- tr
- to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
- another word for deoxygenate
- another word for reduce
Derived Forms
- ˌdz澱徱ˈپDz, noun
- ˈdz澱ˌ徱, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·dzi·徱·tDz noun
- ·dzi·徱e noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of deoxidize1
Example Sentences
In the second place, there is no proof that the ancient greywackes are not deoxidized sediments.
It is colourless in the oxidized, blue in the deoxidized state, and contains copper as a chemical constituent.
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.
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.
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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