reoxidize

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verb

To oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction

OriginEnglish oxidize ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreoxidize (third-person singular simple present reoxidizes, present participle reoxidizing, simple past and past participle reoxidized)

present singular third person reoxidizes · participle present reoxidizing · participle past reoxidized · past reoxidized · alternative reoxidise

  1. chemistryTo oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction

    Anywhere the glaze is thin, the iron oxide molecules are exposed to this atmosphere and will reoxidize to red ferric iron oxide.

    2001, Vince Pitelka, Clay: A Studio Handbook, →ISBN, page 130

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishoxidize
  7. Englishreoxidize

From re- + oxidize.

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Translations

Portuguese reoxidar
  • reoxidarTranslations
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APA

reoxidize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoxidize

MLA

“reoxidize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoxidize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reoxidize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoxidize.

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