oxidation

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Singular
oxidation

Plural
oxidations

oxidation (plural oxidations)

  1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  2. (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the valence of the element increases.

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combination of a substance with oxygen
a chemical reaction
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