'Deoxidize' definitions:
Definition of 'deoxidize'
verb
To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons [syn: deoxidize,
deoxidise,
reduce] [ant:
oxidate,
oxidise,
oxidize]
Definition of 'Deoxidize'
- Deoxidize \De*ox"i*dize\, v. t. (Chem.)
To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.
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