Deoxidize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deoxidize \De*ox"i*dize\, v. t. (Chem.)
     To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deoxidize
       v : to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with
           hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in
           the number of electrons [syn: {deoxidise}, {reduce}]
           [ant: {oxidize}, {oxidize}]