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oxidation

noun
/ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/CA/ɔksɪˈdæɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from oxide
  2. formed as oxidation — “oxide + -ation”

Definitions

  1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.

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

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

The neighborhood

Derived

ammoxidation, antioxidation, autooxidation, autoxidation, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, beta-oxidation, bio-oxidation, biooxidation, cooxidation, disoxidation, electrooxidation, glycoxidation, hyperoxidation, Lindgren oxidation, Moffatt oxidation, Oppenauer oxidation, overoxidation, oxidational, oxidation number, oxidation-reduction, Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation, photooxidation, Pinnick oxidation, preoxidation, pre-oxidation, reoxidation, sesquioxidation, superoxidation, Swern oxidation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at oxidation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at oxidation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at oxidation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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