oxidization
— Noun
– English
~ the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidize
— Verb
– English
~ enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
oxidize
— Verb
– English
~ add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidized LDL cholesterol
— Noun
– English
~ LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis
oxidized
— Adjective
– English
~ combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen; "the oxidized form of iodine"
oxidizer
— Noun
– English
~ a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidizing agent
— Noun
– English
~ a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidoreductase
— Noun
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~ an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction
oxidoreduction
— Noun
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~ a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
oxime
— Noun
– English
~ any compound containing the group -C=NOH
oximeter
— Noun
– English
~ a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood
oxlip
— Noun
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~ Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Oxonian
— Noun
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~ a native or resident of Oxford
Oxonian
— Adjective
– English
~ of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores"
Oxonian
— Adjective
– English
~ of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education"
oxtail
— Noun
– English
~ the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
oxtant
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
oxtongue
— Noun
– English
~ widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
oxyacetylene
— Noun
– English
~ a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
oxyacid
— Noun
– English
~ any acid that contains oxygen