oxidizableadj.
/ˈɒksᵻdʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈɑksəˌdaɪzəb(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Capable of being oxidized; capable of combining with oxygen so as to form an oxide or oxygen-containing compound.
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oxidable1789
oxidizable1802
oxygenizable1802
1802 R. Chenevix in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 336 The easily oxidizable metals cannot be employed.
1869 T. L. Phipson tr. A. Guillemin Sun (1870) 44 The chlorides, bromides, and iodides of metals not easily oxydisable.
1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. xi. 355 The reception of oxygen, the oxidation of the oxidizable matter, [etc.]..are collectively termed respiration.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) v. 130 The aldehydes are very readily oxidizable, slowly even by the air alone, and quickly by chromic acid, salts of the noble metals, &c.
1965 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 2 96 Other factors, such as the amount of oxidisable sulphur..may play an important role in indicating agricultural potential and appropriate methods of reclamation.
1988 L. Stryer Biochem. (ed. 3) iii. 319 Cells maintain a high level of ATP by using oxidizable substrates or light as sources of free energy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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