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oxidise: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
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oxidant: a substance that oxidizes another substance
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a chemical reaction in which the reference element or compound losses electrons to another "reduced" element or compound- usually to oxygen (a powerful electron attractor). Oxidation typically results in the breaking up of complex compounds.
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Property exhibited in certain minerals that cause them to tarnish, or discolor upon contact with air. Also term used to describe the chemical alteration of one mineral into another mineral through oxidation.
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| oxidizer |
a chemical that starts fires, or makes them burn faster and hotter, by giving oxygen to the fuel. Store oxidizers away from flammable solvents. Sometimes abbreviated OX.
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