单词 | oxidize |
释义 | oxidizev. Chemistry. 1. a. transitive. To cause to combine with oxygen or to undergo oxidation; to convert into an oxide or oxygen-containing compound; spec. to cover (metal) with a coating of oxide; to make (metal) rusty. Also: to remove an electron completely or partly from (an atom or molecule). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb] > undergo chemical reactions or processes (named) > undergo or subject to oxygenation oxidate1789 oxide1798 oxidize1802 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > subject to chemical reactions or processes [verb (transitive)] > subject to named chemical reaction or process > subject to general oxidation oxidize1802 1802 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 156 The oxide of mercury, in corrosive sublimate, is oxidized at the rate of 15 per cent. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 123 There..must be a limit to the powers of the system to oxidize alcohol. 1913 W. McPherson & W. E. Henderson Course in Gen. Chem. xxxiv. 471 Ferrous chloride is said to be oxidized to ferric chloride. 1942 M. C. Sneed & J. L. Maynard Gen. Inorg. Chem. xviii. 438 Chlorine oxidizes bromide ions and iodide ions to free bromine and iodine respectively. 1977 Amer. Antiq. 42 90/1 Standardized extractive techniques included..nitric acid to oxydize organic colloids. 2002 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 28 Sept. 1 The surface of the sculpture's thick steel sheets will oxidize, turning from deep rust to dark brown. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded > rust rust?c1225 cankera1460 rusty1567 cankerfret1585 oxidize1895 1895 Forum (N.Y.) Jan. 602 The naïf enthusiasm of the elderly traveller whose own Greek is oxidized an inch thick. 2. intransitive. To enter into combination with oxygen; to undergo oxidation; spec. (of a metal) to become coated with oxide, to rust. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb] > undergo chemical reactions or processes (named) > undergo or subject to oxidation oxidate1789 oxidize1823 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb (intransitive)] > undergo chemical reactions or processes (named) > undergo general oxidation oxidize1823 1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) I. v. 167 A piece of zinc, immersed under water which is freely exposed to the atmosphere, oxidizes very slowly. 1864 Daily Tel. 17 Mar. There they [sc. iron rails] lie, and oxidise tranquilly. 1882 Science 14 Jan. 11/2 The alloying compositions themselves do not oxydize perceptibly when exposed to the action of the atmosphere in colling from the molten state. 1988 New Scientist 8 Oct. 64/2 Hi-fi journalists wondered whether the aluminium reflective layer inside the discs might eventually oxidise. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Apr. 64/2 Bread becomes toast when the carbohydrates oxidize and crosslink into a tasty, crunchy coat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1802 |
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