Meanings
adjectiveoxidable (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryCapable of being oxidized.
Synonyms: oxidizable · Antonyms: unoxidable, unoxidizable, inoxidizable, nonoxidizable
- not comparablechemistryCapable of being converted into an oxide.
Synonyms: oxidizable · Antonyms: unoxidable, unoxidizable, inoxidizable, nonoxidizable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being oxidized.
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adjectiveCapable of being converted into an oxide.
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Origin
- 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
- Englishoxidable
Cite this entry
APA
oxidable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidable
MLA
“oxidable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidable.
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