Meanings
nounoxidation number (plural oxidation numbers)
plural oxidation numbers
- chemistryThe hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 氧化數 /氧化数
- 氧化數 /氧化数 (yǎnghuàshù)chemistry
Czech oxidační číslo
- oxidační číslochemistry
Danish oxidationstal
- oxidationstalchemistry
Dutch oxidatiegetal
- oxidatiegetalchemistry
Finnish hapetusluku
- hapetuslukuchemistry
French nombre d’oxydation
- nombre d’oxydationchemistry
German Oxidationszahl
- Oxidationszahlchemistry
Indonesian bilangan oksidasi
- bilangan oksidasichemistry
Swedish oxidationstal
- oxidationstalchemistry
Tagalog bilang ng sadagisik
- bilang ng sadagisikchemistry
Cite this entry
APA
oxidation number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidation%20number
MLA
“oxidation number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidation%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidation number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidation%20number.
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