How do you pronounce oxidation?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/.

oxidation

/ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: ox-i-da-tion
IPA: /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

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Meaning

noun

The combination of a substance with oxygen.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ]."
"As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons.."

Etymology

From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
British English: /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oxidations (plural)

Derived Forms

ammoxidation antioxidation autooxidation autoxidation biooxidation cooxidation disoxidation electrooxidation glycoxidation hyperoxidation overoxidation oxidational

Phrases

Baeyer-Villiger oxidation beta-oxidation bio-oxidation Lindgren oxidation Moffatt oxidation Oppenauer oxidation oxidation number oxidation-reduction

Frequently Paired Words

oxidate oxidative oxide oxidise

Synonyms

oxidisation oxidization

Antonyms

reduction deoxidation deoxy

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