oxidisation

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oxidisation - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reductionoxidation, oxidizationcalcination - the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperaturechemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"combustion, burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and lightnitrification - the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)rusting, rust - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water