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deoch an doruis
deodar
deodorant
deodorize
deontic
deontological
deontology
deorbit
deoxidize
deoxy-
deoxygenate
deoxygenize
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribose
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deoxidize
de·ox·i·dize [ dee óksi dz ] (past and past participle de·ox·i·dized, present participle de·ox·i·diz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·ox·i·diz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remove oxygen from molecule: to remove the oxygen from a compound or molecule
2. chemistry 
Same as  reduce (sense 9)


de·ox·i·di·za·tion [ dee òksidi záysh'n ] noun
de·ox·i·diz·er [ dee óksi dzər ] noun
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