1. Noun
The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
2. Noun
A reaction in which a substance loses electrons.
A chemical process involving loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state.
“Oxidation occurred at the anode.”
3. Noun
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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