2. Verb. (third-person singular of oxidate) ¹
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Definition of Oxidates
1. oxidate [v] - See also: oxidate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidates
Literary usage of Oxidates
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)
"It likewise oxidates in muriatic acid; but I have had no opportunity of making
the experiment with sufficient precision to ascertain the results. ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1839)
"He states that in the first condition no metal oxidates but potassium and sodium.
That in the second case no metal ..."
3. System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry by Friedrich Christian Accum (1808)
"The nitric acid oxidates it with great vehemence. Muriate of ammonia is decomposed
by it. Nitrate of potash detonates very vigorously with it. ..."
4. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry, Robert Hare (1819)
"Thus water by itself oxidates tin to the maximum, and iron and potassium to the
medium; but mingled with acids, it oxidates iron and tin to the minimum. II. ..."
5. Elements of Inorganic Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science by Thomas Graham (1858)
"It oxidates spontaneously in the air, although not so ... Thrown upon water, it
oxidates with great vivacity, but without inflaming, evolving hydrogen gas, ..."
6. The Decomposition of the Fixed Alkalies and Alkaline Earths by Humphry Davy (1906)
"The basis of potash I find oxidates in carbonic acid and decomposes it, ...
It likewise oxidates in muriatic acid; but I have had no opportunity of making ..."
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