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See also: Oxidation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
oxidation (plural oxidations)
- The combination of a substance with oxygen.
- (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
combination of a substance with oxygen
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