a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
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Oxidization
the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
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the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first d…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first d…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first d…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, General chemistry, Electrochemistry.a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
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(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antag…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: oxidizing, addition, oxygen, compound, loss.the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream…
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