oxygenizement

English

Etymology

oxygenize +‎ -ment

Noun

oxygenizement (uncountable)

1. (archaic) oxidation
   • 1805, William Lewis, The Edinburgh New Dispensatory:

     The oxygenizement of metals by water is promoted by the action of air.

   • 1829, Andre Duncan, Supplement to the Edinburgh New Dispensatory:

     The violent effervescence probably arises from a disengagement of nitric oxide, and it would appear that the rapid oxygenizement did not harden the oily substances so much as a slower change

References

• “oxygenizement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.