verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of oxidize. UK, alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   add oxygen to or combine with oxygen wordnet
3. 3
   enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

oxidateoxidizeoxidizerustrust

Antonyms

All antonyms

deoxidise

Example

More examples

"If you oxidise an alcohol you get an aldehyde but what do you get if you oxidise an aldehyde?"

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