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Oxidise

🔄 Synonyms of "Oxidise"

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Word	Definition
oxidizeverb	(chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.

↔️ Antonyms of "Oxidise"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
deoxidizeverb	(transitive) (chemistry) To remove oxygen from.
deoxidiseverb	Alternative spelling of deoxidize. [(transitive) (chemistry) To remove oxygen from.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oxidise"

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Word	Definition
oxidizeverb	(chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
oxidised	Alternative spelling of oxidized. [That has reacted with oxygen, or been modified by oxidation]
oxidizesverb	(chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
oxidatenoun	(dated, chemistry) An oxide.
oxidising	Alternative spelling of oxidizing. [That oxidizes.]
oxidisationnoun	(British spelling) oxidation
oxidizedverb	That has reacted with oxygen, or been modified by oxidation
oxidizationnoun	Synonym of oxidation.
discolourverb	British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
polymeriseverb	(British spelling) Alternative form of polymerize. [(transitive) (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.]
oxidationnoun	The combination of a substance with oxygen.
oxidizing	That oxidizes.
deoxidizeverb	(transitive) (chemistry) To remove oxygen from.
hydrolyseverb	Alternative spelling of hydrolyze. [(chemistry, transitive) To subject to hydrolysis.]
metaboliseverb	Alternative spelling of metabolize. [(biology, intransitive) To undergo metabolism.]
oxidisable	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of oxidizable. [Capable of being oxidized.]
volatilizeverb	(transitive) To make volatile; to cause to evaporate.
oxidatively	By means of oxidation.
ioniseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of ionize. [(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.]
carbonizeverb	To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.