Meanings
nounoxidization (usually uncountable, plural oxidizations)
plural oxidizations · alternative oxidisation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of oxidation.
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nounthe process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
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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
- Englishoxidization
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Rhymes with oxidization
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APA
oxidization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidization
MLA
“oxidization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidization.
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