oxidation (redirected from alpha oxidation)

ox·i·da·tion  (ks-dshn)

n.

1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.

2. A reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.

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[French, from oxider, to oxidize, from oxide, oxide; see oxide.]

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oxi·dative adj.

oxi·dative·ly adv.

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oxidation

Noun

the act or process of oxidizing

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oxidation  (ks-dshn)

1. The chemical combination of a substance with oxygen.

2. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons, thus undergoing an increase in valence. Removing an electron from an iron atom having a valence of +2 changes the valence to +3. Compare reduction.

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oxidative adjective

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Noun

1.

oxidation - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction oxidisation, oxidization calcination - the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" combustion, burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light nitrification - the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) rusting, rust - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water