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deoxidize
de·ox·i·dize
[
dee óksi dz
]
(
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 dzər
]
noun
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de·ox·i·di·za·tion [ dee òksidi záysh'n ] nounde·ox·i·diz·er [ dee óksi dzər ] noun
