2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of oxidizing) ¹
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Definition of Oxidising
1. oxidise [v] - See also: oxidise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidising
Literary usage of Oxidising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy by William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1891)
"Oxidising Agents.—Atmospheric air is the simplest source of oxygen. The carbonic
anhydride it contains may be neglected. Attention, however, must be paid to ..."
2. An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy by William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1894)
"Oxidising Agents.—Atmospheric air is the simplest source of oxygen. The carbonic
anhydride it contains may be neglected. Attention, however, must be paid to ..."
3. The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals: Comprising Gold, Silver by Ernest Alfred Smith (1913)
"Oxidising Agents. Oxidation.—When oxygen combines with an element the ...
To effect oxidation, special substances termed oxidising agents are employed. ..."
4. Cyaniding Gold and Silver Ores: A Practical Treatise; Embracing Technical by Henry Forbes Julian, Edgar Smart, A. W. Allen (1921)
"Oxidising agents may also be used instead of air, small quantities being added at
... Comparative Values of Oxidising Agents. — The following values for ..."
5. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines by Cornelius Beringer, John Jacob Beringer (1906)
"The chief oxidising agents (which are also ... Hot air is the oxidising agent in
roasting operations. ..."
6. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1866)
"Whatever be the oxidising agent used, it is essential to the production of a fine
colour that the white precipitate bo converted into Prussian blue entirely ..."
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