Meanings
verboxydize (third-person singular simple present oxydizes, present participle oxydizing, simple past and past participle oxydized)
present singular third person oxydizes · participle present oxydizing · participle past oxydized · past oxydized
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of oxidize.
5208 jāraṇa- n. 'causing decay, condiment, oxydizing' W. [√JR̥̄] Or. jāraṇa 'digesting, oxydizing'; G. jāraṇ m. 'incantations to produce disease or death'
1966, Sir Ralph Turner, A comparative dictionary of Indo-Aryan languages, Oxford University Press, archived from the original on 19 May 2021, page 287
Origin
Spelling influenced by the 'y' of oxygen.
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APA
oxydize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxydize
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“oxydize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxydize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxydize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxydize.
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