oxidation
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1. the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | chemical reaction, reaction, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | calcination, |
| definition | : | the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | burning, combustion, |
| definition | : | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | oxidate, oxidise, oxidize, |
| definition | : | enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | oxidate, oxidise, oxidize, |
| definition | : | enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide (verb.change) |
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