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deoxidize

/diˈɑksɪdˌaɪz/ verb

(chemistry) To remove oxygen from.

Word Origin The Greek 'oxys' meant sharp or acid — think of the sharp smell of vinegar. Oxygen got its name because early chemists thought it was the essential element in all acids (hence 'acid-former'). So 'deoxidize' is literally to remove oxygen, reversing the sharpness. The same root gives us 'oxide', 'antioxidant', and even 'oxygenate'.

verb (chemistry) To remove oxygen from.

Chemists deoxidize metals to prevent corrosion.

(动词) 脱氧；去氧

化学家对金属进行脱氧处理以防止腐蚀。

(verbo) (química) Quitar el oxígeno de algo; desoxidar.

Los químicos desoxidan los metales para prevenir la corrosión.

(verbe) désoxyder; réduire; désoxygéner [(chimie) éliminer l'oxygène d'une substance ou d'un composé.]

Les chimistes deoxidize les métaux pour prévenir la corrosion.

(Verb) desoxidieren; entoxygenieren [(Chemie) Sauerstoff aus einer Verbindung oder einem Material entfernen, um Oxidation zu verhindern.]

Chemiker **deoxidize** Metalle, um Korrosion zu verhindern.

(動詞) （化学）化合物や物質から酸素を取り除くこと。脱酸する。

化学者たちは金属を脱酸化して腐食を防いでいる。

(verbo) desoxidar; reduzir [(química) Remover oxigênio de.]

Os químicos desoxidam metais para evitar corrosão.

Synonyms: reduce deoxygenate remove oxygen deprive of oxygen strip oxygen desorb oxygen Antonyms: oxidize oxygenate aerate rust
Word parts: de + oxid + ize

Related words

deoxidization deoxidizer oxidize oxidation oxidant oxidizer oxide oxygen oxygenate oxygenation hypoxia

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