different between oxidize vs oxygenate

oxidize

English

Alternative forms

oxidise (UK)

Etymology

oxide +? -ize

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??ks?da?z/

Verb

oxidize (third-person singular simple present oxidizes, present participle oxidizing, simple past and past participle oxidized)

(chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
(chemistry) To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
To coat something with an oxide.
(intransitive) To become oxidized.

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oxidizable
oxidization

oxidize From the web:

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what oxidizes pyruvate
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what oxidizes ammonia to nitrite
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what oxidizes copper
what oxidizes alcohol
what oxidizes glucose in cellular respiration

oxygenate

English

Etymology

oxygen +? -ate

Verb

oxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)

(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen
After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
(transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

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oxygenate From the web:

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what oxygenates your blood
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what oxygenates the ocean
what oxygenates lung tissue
what oxygenates a fish tank
what's oxygenated bleach
what oxygenated water

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oxidize

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oxygenate

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