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oxidation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oxidation \Ox`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oxidation n : the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction [syn: {oxidization}, {oxidisation}]
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