Deoxidize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    (chemistry) To remove oxygen from. transitive
  2. 2
    to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons wordnet

Synonyms

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deoxidisereduce

Etymology

From de- + oxidize.

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