ox·i·dize ( k s -d z )v. ox·i·dized, ox·i·diz·ing, ox·i·diz·es v.tr. 1. To combine with oxygen; make into an oxide. 2. To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons. 3. To coat with oxide. v.intr. To become oxidized. ox i·diza·ble adj.ox i·di·zation (-d-z sh n) n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reductioncalcination - 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) |
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