oxidized

Variant of oxidize

oxidize definition

oxi·dize (äk′si dīz′)

transitive verb oxidized -·dized′, oxidizing -·diz′·ing

  1. to unite with oxygen, as in burning or rusting
  2. to increase the positive valence or decrease the negative valence of (an element or ion)
  3. to remove electrons from (an atom or ion)

Etymology: oxide + -ize

intransitive verb

to become oxidized

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