verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

All synonyms

deoxidisedeoxygenatefluxingreducereducingunoxidize

Antonyms

All antonyms

chemical energy relatedbluingferruginateoxide

Etymology

From de- + oxidize.