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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.
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. Verb. (transitive) (chemistry) To remove oxygen from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deoxidize
1. [v -DIZED, -DIZING, -DIZES]
Medical Definition of Deoxidize
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxidize
Literary usage of Deoxidize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"The first is that of so controlling the process as to deoxidize the iron and ...
Thus to deoxidize iron ore thoroughly without carburizing the resultant ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"To deoxidize a greater quantity of slag as thoroughly as a smaller one should indeed
... These deoxidize the ferrous oxide in the metal and thereby induce a ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The important property of phosphorus is, however, to deoxidize the metal, and it
docs this effectively. As one fact which has been made more and more ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"My opinion is that it is undoubtedly best to try to completely deoxidize or kill
the steel, ... If you completely deoxidize you know where you are at. ..."
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