OXYGENIZE

oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate

(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; “oxygenate blood”

oxygenize, oxygenise

(verb) dehydrogenate with oxygen

oxygenize, oxygenise

(verb) change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

oxygenize (third-person singular simple present oxygenizes, present participle oxygenizing, simple past and past participle oxygenized)

To oxidize.

To oxygenate.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"y*gen*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenized; p pr. & vb. n. Oxygenizing.] (Chem.)

Definition: To oxidize.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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