Oxidation

Quick meaning: Oxidation is a noun meaning The combination of a substance with oxygen.

Meaning

The combination of a substance with oxygen.

More Meanings

1. (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Example Sentences

As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons.

On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].

Word Forms

• oxidations

Synonyms for oxidation

Depending on context, synonyms include oxidisation, oxidization.

Antonyms for oxidation

Common opposites include reduction, deoxidation, deoxy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oxidization, oxidisation, oxide, rust, oxidizer, colouring.

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