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Oxidation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oxidation : (noun)
1: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a
compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs
accompanied by reduction [syn: oxidization, oxidisation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oxidation : \Ox`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.)
The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of
being oxidized.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Oxidation : An algebraic increase in the oxidation number; may correspond to a loss of electrons.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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