Deoxidation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deoxidation is a noun meaning (chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
Meaning
(chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
Example Sentences
When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air.
Word Forms
- deoxidations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deoxidization, deoxidisation, deoxygenization, deoxygenation, deoxidiser, disoxygenation.
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