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Oxidising is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Oxidising in a sentence

Related words

Oxidising | Oxidised | Oxidises

Oxidising meaning

present participle and gerund of oxidise

Using Oxidising

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of oxidise
  • In the example corpus, oxidising often appears in combinations such as: oxidising atmosphere, an oxidising, oxidising agent.

Context around Oxidising

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uncommon 1×

Often after:

atmosphere 3× agent 2× environments 1×

Sentence patterns with Oxidising

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

air or oxidising environments 1× an oxidising atmosphere produced 1× an uncommon oxidising agent is 1× in an oxidising atmosphere but 1× is the oxidising agent gains 1× it from oxidising 1× reducing or oxidising atmosphere but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an oxidising atmosphere 1× an uncommon oxidising 1× as the glaze 1× associated reactions the 1× heat treatment in 1× this can affect 1×

Common sentence endings:

a reducing atmosphere 1× agent gains electrons 1× clays and glazes 1× it from oxidising 1× n bromosuccinimide nbs 1× or oxidising environments 1×

Words around Oxidising

Just before it in the word index:

oxidises 5 oxidised 12 oxidise 7 oxidisation 3 oxides 176 oxide 508

Just after it in the word index:

oxidizable 1 oxidization 6 oxidize 34 oxidized 106 oxidizer 45 oxidizers 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Oxidising

  • In this selection, "oxidising" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uncommon, atmosphere, agent and environments stand out and add context to how "oxidising" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include air or oxidising environments and an oxidising atmosphere produced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oxidising" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oxidising

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An uncommon oxidising agent is N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). (8 words)

An oxidising atmosphere, produced by allowing air to enter the kiln, can cause the oxidation of clays and glazes. (19 words)

As the "glaze" is already an oxide, it can survive to very high temperatures in air or oxidising environments. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Associated reactions The rusting of iron is an electrochemical process that begins with the transfer of electrons from iron to oxygen. citation The iron is the reducing agent (gives up electrons) while the oxygen is the oxidising agent (gains electrons). (40 words)

Heat-treatment in a reducing or oxidising atmosphere (but without the use of any other added impurities) is commonly used to improve the color of sapphires, and this process is sometimes known as "heating only" in the gem trade. (39 words)

Wrap it around a beauty blender - like the popular Real Techniques orange gadget - or sponge and dab onto your face to absorb excess oil, making your make-up last longer and preventing it from oxidising. (35 words)

Example sentences (7)

Wrap it around a beauty blender - like the popular Real Techniques orange gadget - or sponge and dab onto your face to absorb excess oil, making your make-up last longer and preventing it from oxidising.

An oxidising atmosphere, produced by allowing air to enter the kiln, can cause the oxidation of clays and glazes.

An uncommon oxidising agent is N-bromosuccinimide (NBS).

Associated reactions The rusting of iron is an electrochemical process that begins with the transfer of electrons from iron to oxygen. citation The iron is the reducing agent (gives up electrons) while the oxygen is the oxidising agent (gains electrons).

As the "glaze" is already an oxide, it can survive to very high temperatures in air or oxidising environments.

Heat-treatment in a reducing or oxidising atmosphere (but without the use of any other added impurities) is commonly used to improve the color of sapphires, and this process is sometimes known as "heating only" in the gem trade.

This can affect the appearance of the wares being fired and, for example, some glazes containing iron fire brown in an oxidising atmosphere, but green in a reducing atmosphere.

Common combinations with oxidising

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oxidising" in a sentence?
An example: "Wrap it around a beauty blender - like the popular Real Techniques orange gadget - or sponge and dab onto your face to absorb excess oil, making your make-up last longer and preventing it from oxidising." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "oxidising" from authentic English texts.
What does "oxidising" mean?
Oxidising means: present participle and gerund of oxidise
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