- oxidation
- noun Etymology: French, from oxider, oxyder to oxidize, from oxide Date: 1791 1. the act or process of oxidizing 2. the state or result of being oxidized • oxidative adjective • oxidatively adverb
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Oxidation — Ox i*da tion, n. [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oxidation — (n.) 1791, from Fr. oxidation (1787), noun of action from oxider oxidize, from oxide (see OXIDE (Cf. oxide)) … Etymology dictionary
Oxidation — Oxidation. См. Окисление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Oxidation — vgl. Oxydation … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
oxidation — ► NOUN Chemistry ▪ the process of oxidizing or the result of being oxidized. DERIVATIVES oxidative adjective … English terms dictionary
oxidation — [äk΄si dā′shən] n. [Fr: see OXIDE & ATION] 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… … English World dictionary
Oxidation — Oxidiertes (verrostetes) Eisen Die Oxidation (oder Oxydation) ist eine chemische Reaktion, bei der ein zu oxidierender Stoff (Elektronendonator) Elektronen abgibt. Die formale Oxidationszahl des Atoms im Molekül wird erhöht.[1] Oxidation … Deutsch Wikipedia
Oxidation — Verbrennung; Elektronenabgabe; Oxydation * * * Oxi|da|ti|on 〈f. 20; Chem.〉 das Oxidieren; Ggs Reduktion (3) [<frz.; → Oxid] * * * O|xi|da|ti|on [zu ↑ Oxid] seit 1970 im dt. Fachsprachgebrauch abgelehnte S: Oxydation: im ursprünglichen Sinn Bez … Universal-Lexikon
oxidation — [[t]ɒ̱ksɪde͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Oxidation is a process in which a chemical substance changes because of the addition of oxygen. [TECHNICAL] Carbon dioxide is a necessary result of the oxidation of carbon compounds … English dictionary
oxidation — /ɒksəˈdeɪʃən/ (say oksuh dayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of oxidising. –adjective 2. of or relating to oxidation: an oxidation potential. {French} …
oxidation — Originally, oxidation meant a chemical reaction in which oxygen combines with another substance. The usage of the word has been broadened to include any reaction in which electrons are transferred. The substance which gains electrons is the… … Forensic science glossary
