oxidation
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
Other meanings
A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
Antonyms
- reduction
Related words
- ammoxidation
- antioxidation
- autooxidation
- autoxidation
- biooxidation
- cooxidation
- disoxidation
- electrooxidation
- glycoxidation
- hyperoxidation
- overoxidation
- photooxidation
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