Oxidate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːksᵻdˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒksɪdˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒksɪdˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːksᵻdˌeɪt/.

Examples

This metal oxidizes easily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oxidize oxidise

Antonyms

deoxidize deoxidise

Parts of Speech

verb	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide “This metal oxidizes easily”
verb	add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

Word Forms

oxidisation	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidization	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidative	adjective	taking place in the presence of oxygen
oxidation	noun	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidizer	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidant	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxide	noun	any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
oxidiser	noun	a substance that oxidizes another substance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

oxidieren

gehen eine Verbindung mit Sauerstoff ein oder werden in ein Oxid umgewandelt

🇫🇷French

oxyder

entrer en combinaison avec l'oxygène ou se transformer en oxyde

🇪🇸Spanish

oxidar

entrar en combinación con oxígeno o convertirse en un óxido

🇮🇹Italian

ossidare

entrano in una combinazione con l'ossigeno o si convertono in un ossido

🇳🇱Dutch

oxideren

gaan een combinatie aan met zuurstof of worden omgezet in een oxide

🇵🇹Portuguese

oxidar

entrar em combinação com o oxigênio ou ser convertido em um óxido

🇷🇺Russian

окислять

вступать в соединение с кислородом или превращаться в оксид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऑक्सीकरण

ऑक्सीजन के साथ संयोजन में प्रवेश करें या ऑक्साइड में परिवर्तित हो जाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্সিডেট

অক্সিজেনের সাথে সংমিশ্রণে প্রবেশ করুন বা অক্সাইডে রূপান্তরিত হন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்சிஜனேற்றம்

ஆக்ஸிஜனுடன் இணைந்து அல்லது ஆக்சைடாக மாற்றப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్సీకరణం

ఆక్సిజన్‌తో కలయికలోకి ప్రవేశించండి లేదా ఆక్సైడ్‌గా మార్చబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑक्सिडेट

ऑक्सिजनच्या संयोगात प्रवेश करा किंवा ऑक्साईडमध्ये रूपांतरित व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓક્સિડેટ

ઓક્સિજન સાથે સંયોજનમાં પ્રવેશ કરો અથવા ઓક્સાઇડમાં રૂપાંતરિત થાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ಸಿಡೇಟ್

ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಸೈಡ್ ಆಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓക്സിഡേറ്റ്

ഓക്സിജനുമായി സംയോജിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഓക്സൈഡായി പരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕਸੀਡੇਟ

ਆਕਸੀਜਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਮੇਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਵੋ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਸਾਈਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

آکسیڈیٹ

آکسیجن کے ساتھ مل کر داخل ہو جائیں یا آکسائیڈ میں تبدیل ہو جائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

氧化

与氧结合或转化为氧化物

🇯🇵Japanese

酸化する

酸素と結合するか、酸化物に変換される

🇰🇷Korean

산화하다

산소와 결합하거나 산화물로 전환됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

oxy hóa

kết hợp với oxy hoặc chuyển thành oxit

🇹🇭Thai

ออกซิเดชั่น

เข้าไปรวมกับออกซิเจนหรือเปลี่ยนเป็นออกไซด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoksidkan

masuk ke dalam kombinasi dengan oksigen atau diubah menjadi oksida

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-oxidate

pumasok sa isang kumbinasyon na may oxygen o maging convert sa isang oxide

🇲🇾Malay

mengoksida

masuk ke dalam kombinasi dengan oksigen atau bertukar menjadi oksida

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أكسدة

يدخل في تركيبة مع الأكسجين أو يتحول إلى أكسيد

🇮🇷Persian

اکسید کنید

با اکسیژن ترکیب شوند یا به اکسید تبدیل شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

oksitlemek

oksijenle birleşir veya okside dönüşür

🇮🇱Hebrew

חמצון

להיכנס לשילוב עם חמצן או להפוך לתחמוצת

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