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oxidation definition

oxi·da·tion (äk′si dā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. any process in which oxygen combines with an element or substance, either slowly, as in the rusting of iron, or rapidly, as in the burning of wood
  2. the process of increasing the positive valence or of decreasing the negative valence of an element or ion
  3. the process by which electrons are removed from atoms or ions

Etymology: Fr: see oxide & -ation

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