Meanings
verbdeoxidize (third-person singular simple present deoxidizes, present participle deoxidizing, simple past and past participle deoxidized)
present singular third person deoxidizes · participle present deoxidizing · participle past deoxidized · past deoxidized
- transitivechemistryTo remove oxygen from.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
Opposite
Broader
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishoxidize
- Englishdeoxidize
Translations
Hungarian dezoxidál
- dezoxidálTranslations
Portuguese desoxidar
- desoxidarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
deoxidize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidize
MLA
“deoxidize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxidize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxidize.
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