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oxidation

English

Etymology

From French oxydation

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural oxidations)

  1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  2. (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Antonyms

  • reduction
  • deoxidation
  • deoxy

Derived terms

  • oxidational

Related terms

  • oxidate
  • oxidative
  • oxide
  • oxidise

Translations

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epoxide

English

Etymology

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Noun

epoxide (plural epoxides)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.

Synonyms

  • alkylene oxide

Derived terms

  • epoxidation
  • epoxidisable, epoxidizable
  • epoxidise, epoxidize

Translations

See also

  • epoxy
  • epidioxide
  • episulphide
  • ethylene oxide

Anagrams

  • epoxied

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