Meanings
plural oxidabilities
- uncountableusuallyCapability of being oxidized.
Synonyms: oxidizability, inoxidability, inoxidizability
- uncountableusuallyCapability of being converted into an oxide.
Synonyms: oxidizability, inoxidability, inoxidizability, inoxidability
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCapability of being oxidized.
nounCapability of being converted into an oxide.
Origin
By surface analysis, oxidable + -ity, or, by surface analysis, oxide + -ability.
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