Reoxidize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction

    "Anywhere the glaze is thin, the iron oxide molecules are exposed to this atmosphere and will reoxidize to red ferric iron oxide."

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"Anywhere the glaze is thin, the iron oxide molecules are exposed to this atmosphere and will reoxidize to red ferric iron oxide."

Etymology

From re- + oxidize.

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