DEOXIDIZE

deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deoxidize (third-person singular simple present deoxidizes, present participle deoxidizing, simple past and past participle deoxidized)

(transitive, chemistry) To remove oxygen from.

Source: Wiktionary


De*ox"i*dize, v. t. (Chem.)

Definition: To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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