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oxidate
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Word definitions for oxidate in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oxidate \Ox"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxidated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxidating .] [Cf. f. oxyder. See Oxide .] (Chem.) To oxidize. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context dated chemistry English) an oxide vb. (context dated chemistry English) to oxidize
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: oxidise , oxidize ] add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: oxidize , oxidise ] [ant: deoxidize , deoxidize ]
Usage examples of oxidate.
Artificial oxygen was released by feeding sand into oxidating machinery, and the sand, being various copper and iron oxides, released its oxygen with due process.
There were billions of conscientious body cells oxidating away day and night like dumb animals at their complicated job of keeping him alive and healthy, and every one was a potential traitor and foe.
The building consisted of corrugated metal on a steel frame, oxidating in the rain and the mist rising off the lake so that gobbets of rust ran down the walls in streaks and pooled on the sidewalks in uneven puddles.