oxidize

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ox·i·dize (also oxidise British English) /ˈɒksədaɪz $ ˈɑːk-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] technical  HCTto combine with oxygen, or make something combine with oxygen, especially in a way that causes rust (使)氧化；(使)生锈 —oxidation /ˌɒksəˈdeɪʃən $ ˌɑːk-/ (also oxidization /ˌaksədaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɑːksədə-/) noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

oxidize• At the surface, the iron was oxidized.• The liver oxidizes a small part of the recycled urobilinogen to bilirubin.• The nitrogenous materials which have been oxidized aerobically to nitrate are then reduced anaerobically to nitrogen.• Through the years, paint oxidizes as it's exposed to air.• At the town center were two low church spires of oxidized copper surmounted by twin crosses.• He knew her students would love to see them, heavy, deadly and crusted over with the white of oxidized lead.• We maintain heading and soon Bramley makes out red, oxidized sediments.• In continuous processes, a filter medium containing manganese dioxide oxidizes the iron and removes it as the ferric hydroxide.• Various elements, such as iron, titanium, manganese and sulphur can be oxidized to form oxides or hydroxides.

ox·i·dize verbChineseSyllable  

make or something combine oxygen, to Corpus with

oxidize
ox‧i‧dize (also oxidise British English) /ˈɒksədaɪz, ˈɒksɪdaɪz $ ˈɑːk-/ verb [intransitive and transitive] technical
to combine with oxygen, or make something combine with oxygen, especially in a way that causes rust
—oxidation /ˌɒksəˈdeɪʃən, ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən $ ˌɑːk-/ (also oxidization /ˌaksədaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌaksɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɑːksədə-/) noun [uncountable]

oxi·dize (BrE also oxi·dise) BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they oxidize BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it oxidizes BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple oxidized BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊past participle oxidized BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form oxidizing BrE /ˈɒksɪdaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksɪdaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (chemistry 化学) to remove one or more electrons from a substance, or to combine or to make sth combine with oxygen, especially when this causes metal to become covered with rust （使）氧化；（尤指使）生锈▸ oxi·da·tion BrE /ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɑːksɪˈdeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]  ➡  compare reduce (4) , reduction (4)