oxidant
— Noun
– English
~ a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidase
— Noun
– English
~ any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation
oxidate
— Verb
– English
~ enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
oxidate
— Verb
– English
~ add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidation
— Noun
– English
~ the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidation number
— Noun
– English
~ the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2"