deoxidise

Other forms: deoxidising

Definitions of deoxidise

1. verb

   to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
   synonyms: deoxidize, reduce

   antonyms:

   oxidise

   add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

   oxidate, oxidise, oxidize

   enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

   rust

   become coated with oxide

   types:

   benficiate

   subject to a reduction process

   pole

   deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature