oxidize

verb

🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/

🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/

(British English also oxidise)

[transitive, intransitive] (chemistry化学)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they oxidize	🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/ 🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/
he / she / it oxidizes	🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪz/ 🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪz/
past simple oxidized	🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzd/
past participle oxidized	🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzd/
-ing form oxidizing	🔊/ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪŋ/

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oxidize (something) to remove one or more electrons from a substance, or to combine or to make something combine with oxygen, especially when this causes metal to become covered with rust（使）氧化；（尤指使）生锈