Definition of Deoxidize

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Deoxidise, Reduce
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Benficiate, Pole
Antonyms: Oxidise, Oxidize
Derivative terms: Reducer, Reducing, Reductant

Definition of Deoxidize

1. v. t. To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.

Definition of Deoxidize

1. [v -DIZED, -DIZING, -DIZES]

Medical Definition of Deoxidize

1. To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxidize

deorbit
deorbited
deorbiting
deorbits
deorsumduction
deossification
deossification
deoxidate
deoxidation
deoxidation
deoxidations
deoxidise
deoxidise
deoxidization
deoxidize (current term)
deoxidize (current term)
deoxidized
deoxidizer
deoxidizer
deoxidizers
deoxidizes
deoxidizing
deoxy
deoxy-
deoxyadenine nucleotides
deoxyadenosine
deoxyadenosine
deoxyadenosines
deoxyadenosine methylase
deoxyadenosine monophosphate

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