Definition of Oxidising

1. Verb. (present participle of oxidise) ¹

2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of oxidizing) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oxidising

1. oxidise [v] - See also: oxidise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidising

oxidator
oxidators
oxide
oxides
oxidic
oxidimetry
oxidisable
oxidisation
oxidise
oxidised
oxidised cellulose
oxidised glutathione
oxidiser
oxidisers
oxidises
oxidising (current term)
oxidizable
oxidization
oxidize
oxidized
oxidized LDL cholesterol
oxidized rhizosphere
oxidizement
oxidizer
oxidizers
oxidizes
oxidizing
oxidizing agent
oxidizing agents
oxidopamine

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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