Oxidise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːksɪdˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒksɪdˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒksɪdˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːksɪdˌaɪz/.

Examples

This metal oxidizes easily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oxidate oxidize

Antonyms

deoxidize deoxidise

Parts of Speech

verb	add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
verb	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide “This metal oxidizes easily”

Word Forms

oxidization	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidizer	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidant	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxide	noun	any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
oxidisation	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidiser	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidative	adjective	taking place in the presence of oxygen
oxidation	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

oxidieren

Sauerstoff hinzufügen oder mit Sauerstoff verbinden

🇫🇷French

oxyder

ajouter de l'oxygène ou combiner avec de l'oxygène

🇪🇸Spanish

oxidar

agregar oxígeno o combinarlo con oxígeno

🇮🇹Italian

ossidarsi

aggiungere ossigeno o combinarlo con l'ossigeno

🇳🇱Dutch

oxideren

zuurstof toevoegen aan of combineren met zuurstof

🇵🇹Portuguese

oxidar

adicionar oxigênio ou combinar com oxigênio

🇷🇺Russian

окислять

добавить кислород или соединить с кислородом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऑक्सीकरण

ऑक्सीजन जोड़ें या ऑक्सीजन के साथ संयोजित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্সিডাইজ

অক্সিজেন যোগ করুন বা অক্সিজেনের সাথে একত্রিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்ஸிஜனேற்றம்

ஆக்சிஜனுடன் ஆக்சிஜனைச் சேர்க்கவும் அல்லது ஆக்சிஜனுடன் இணைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్సీకరణం

ఆక్సిజన్‌కు ఆక్సిజన్‌ను జోడించండి లేదా ఆక్సిజన్‌తో కలపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑक्सिडायझेशन

ऑक्सिजनमध्ये ऑक्सिजन घाला किंवा ऑक्सिजनसह एकत्र करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓક્સિડાઇઝ

ઓક્સિજનમાં ઓક્સિજન ઉમેરો અથવા ઓક્સિજન સાથે જોડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ಸಿಡೈಸ್

ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕಕ್ಕೆ ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓക്സിഡൈസ്

ഓക്സിജൻ ചേർക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഓക്സിജനുമായി സംയോജിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕਸੀਡਾਈਜ਼

ਆਕਸੀਜਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਕਸੀਜਨ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਸੀਜਨ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

آکسائڈائز

آکسیجن میں آکسیجن شامل کریں یا آکسیجن کے ساتھ ملا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

氧化

添加氧气或与氧气结合

🇯🇵Japanese

酸化する

酸素に酸素を加える、または酸素と結合する

🇰🇷Korean

산화시키다

산소에 산소를 첨가하거나 산소와 결합시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

oxy hóa

thêm oxy vào hoặc kết hợp với oxy

🇹🇭Thai

ออกซิไดซ์

เพิ่มออกซิเจนหรือรวมกับออกซิเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoksidasi

menambahkan oksigen ke atau bergabung dengan oksigen

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-oxidize

magdagdag ng oxygen sa o pagsamahin sa oxygen

🇲🇾Malay

mengoksidakan

menambah oksigen atau bergabung dengan oksigen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أكسدة

إضافة الأكسجين إلى أو الجمع مع الأكسجين

🇮🇷Persian

اکسید کردن

اکسیژن را به اکسیژن اضافه کنید یا با آن ترکیب کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

oksitlemek

oksijene oksijen ekleyin veya oksijenle birleştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחמצן

להוסיף חמצן או לשלב עם חמצן

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