Meanings
noundeoxidation (countable and uncountable, plural deoxidations)
plural deoxidations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air.
1810, George Wilson, M.D., F.R.D.E., “General Sketch of Cavendish's Scientific Researches and Discoveries”, in The Life of the Honᵇˡᵉ Henry Cavendish, page 43
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Translations
Indonesian deoksidasi, penghapusan oksidasi
- deoksidasichemistry
- penghapusan oksidasichemistry
Italian disossidazione
- disossidazionechemistry
Tagalog pag-aalis ng oksidasyon
- pag-aalis ng oksidasyonchemistry
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APA
deoxidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidation
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“deoxidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxidation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidation.
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