oxidise
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- (chemistry); (transitive) If you oxidise something, you mix it with oxygen or make it into an oxide.
- (chemistry) If you oxidise something, you increase the valence of a chemical element by removing electrons from it.
- If you oxidizse something, you cover it with an oxide.