Meanings
comparative more inoxidizable · superlative most inoxidizable
- That cannot be readily oxidized.
Synonyms: inoxidable, unoxidable, unoxidizable, nonoxidizable · Antonyms: oxidizable, oxidable
- Incapable of or (usually) resistant to rusting.
Synonyms: inoxidable, unoxidable, unoxidizable, nonoxidizable, stainless[steel]] is the referent, even though stainless steel is not truly incapable of rusting> · Antonyms: oxidizable, oxidable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat cannot be readily oxidized.
adjectiveIncapable of or (usually) resistant to rusting.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- 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
- Englishoxidizable
- Englishinoxidizable
From in- + oxidizable.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French inoxydable
- inoxydablecannot be readily oxidized
Italian inossidabile
- inossidabilecannot be readily oxidized
Portuguese inoxidável
- inoxidávelcannot be readily oxidized
Spanish inoxidable
- inoxidablecannot be readily oxidized
Cite this entry
inoxidizable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoxidizable
“inoxidizable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoxidizable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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