Oxidation
[ɒksɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɑksə'deʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction.
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Definition
(n.) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
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Examples
- The funny part of it was that I never thought in those days that a carbon filament would answer, because a fine hair of carbon was so sensitive to oxidation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Another form of oxidation occurs daily in the human body. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The deposition of silver and gold on baser metals not only increases the ornamental effect, but prevents oxidation. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Burning, or oxidation, is combining with oxygen, and the more oxygen you add to a fire, the hotter the fire will burn, and the faster. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Burning which is not accompanied by any of the appearances of ordinary burning is known as oxidation. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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