On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Oxidize. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as change or oxidise and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Oxidize meaning
- To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
- To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
- To coat something with an oxide.
Using Oxidize
- The main meaning on this page is: To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. | To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons. | To coat something with an oxide.
- Useful related words include: change, oxidise, oxidate, alter.
- In the example corpus, oxidize often appears in combinations such as: to oxidize, oxidize the, that oxidize.
Context around Oxidize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oxidize
- In this selection, "oxidize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aerosols, molecules, fluorine, unless, sulfate and bromide stand out and add context to how "oxidize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acetobacter can oxidize ethanol to and and fluorine oxidize lead to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oxidize" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oxidize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some common metals oxidize extremely rapidly in air. (8 words)
As a general principle, Fe 3+ ions are used to oxidize the ore. (13 words)
A plasma containing oxygen is used to oxidize ("ash") photoresist and facilitate its removal. (14 words)
Manganese dioxide has been used since antiquity to oxidize and neutralize the greenish tinge in glass from trace amounts of iron contamination. citation MnO 2 is also used in the manufacture of oxygen and chlorine and in drying black paints. (40 words)
Pots may be returned to the kiln to re-oxidize if firing results do not meet the potter's expectations, although each successive firing has a high chance of weakening the overall structural integrity of the pot. (37 words)
Oxidation is not an issue with platinum and iridium, both of which are noble metals that are roughly as cathodic as oxygen and therefore don't oxidize unless coaxed to do so in the laboratory. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
For example, it is more difficult to oxidize sulfate anions than it is to oxidize bromide anions.
Understanding how specific aerosols oxidize—break down—in the atmosphere is one piece in the puzzle of understanding how Earth's climate changes.
After picking, the leaves of C. sinensis soon begin to wilt and oxidize unless immediately dried.
All living cells use such fuels and oxidize the hydrogen and carbon to capture the sun's energy and reform water and CO 2 in the process (cellular respiration).
Another method uses the Wacker process to oxidize safrole directly to the MDP2P intermediate with a palladium catalyst.
A plasma containing oxygen is used to oxidize ("ash") photoresist and facilitate its removal.
As a general principle, Fe 3+ ions are used to oxidize the ore.
Chamois leather is made using marine oils (traditionally cod oil) that oxidize easily to produce the aldehydes that tan the leather to color it.
Characterization An aldehyde differs from a ketone because of its hydrogen atom attached to its carbonyl group, making aldehydes easier to oxidize.
During the reaction, oxygen and water molecules oxidize the coal into carbon monoxide (CO), while also releasing hydrogen gas (H 2 ).
Even the strongest oxidizing agents among the elements, oxygen and fluorine, oxidize lead to only lead(II) initially.sfn Lead(II) Most inorganic compounds that lead forms are lead(II) compounds.
For example, nitrifying bacteria such as Nitrobacter oxidize nitrite to nitrate, donating the electrons to oxygen.
In all cases, the objective is to oxidize some or all of the carbon, together with other impurities.
Manganese dioxide has been used since antiquity to oxidize and neutralize the greenish tinge in glass from trace amounts of iron contamination. citation MnO 2 is also used in the manufacture of oxygen and chlorine and in drying black paints.
Over time, these oils can oxidize and turn rancid, causing the pipe to give a sour or bitter smoke.
Oxidation is not an issue with platinum and iridium, both of which are noble metals that are roughly as cathodic as oxygen and therefore don't oxidize unless coaxed to do so in the laboratory.
Polymers exposed to UV light will oxidize, thus raising the surface energy of the polymer.
Pots may be returned to the kiln to re-oxidize if firing results do not meet the potter's expectations, although each successive firing has a high chance of weakening the overall structural integrity of the pot.
Some common metals oxidize extremely rapidly in air.
Some genera, such as Acetobacter, can oxidize ethanol to carbon dioxide and water using Krebs cycle enzymes.
Common combinations with oxidize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: