oxidation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
    oxidization; oxidisation.

WordNet

Ox`i*da"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. oxidation.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.

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