Meanings
adjectiveoxidizable (not comparable)
- not comparableCapable of being oxidized.
Synonyms: oxidable · Antonyms: inoxidizable, unoxidizable, nonoxidizable, unoxidable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being oxidized.
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adjectivecapable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen
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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
- Englishoxidize
- Englishoxidizable
Translations
Italian ossidabile
- ossidabilecapable of being oxidised
Spanish oxidable
- oxidablecapable of being oxidised
Cite this entry
APA
oxidizable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizable
MLA
“oxidizable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidizable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizable.
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