Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deoxidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ox-i-da-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air."

Etymology

From de- + oxidation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxidations (plural)

Questions

What does deoxidation mean?: The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
Where does deoxidation come from?: From de- + oxidation.

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