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Definition of Oxidable
1. a. Capable of being converted into an oxide.
Definition of Oxidable
1. Adjective. (chemistry) capable of being oxidized, or converted into an oxide ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxidable
1. capable of being oxidized [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidable
Literary usage of Oxidable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy by Humphry Davy, John Davy (1840)
"oxidable metal; and a very fine wire of platinum, terminated by a small piece of
oxidable metal, acts more efficiently when the oxidable metal is opposite ..."
2. The Grant and Validity of British Patents for Inventions by James R. Roberts (1903)
"The formation of these colouring matters is effected in such a manner that oxidable
organic or mineralic substances and free caustic alkali in a dissolving ..."
3. Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English Encyclopedia" edited by Charles Knight (1867)
"... they constitute that liquid; but it oxidable, then the positive wire will be
covered with an oxide, while the negative wire still produces hydrogen gas. ..."
4. Hand-books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy by Dionysius Lardner (1854)
"oxidable than the other, the primary chemical effect is the decomposition of the
water of the solution, the oxygen being disengaged upon the more and the ..."
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