deoxidize
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • Syn: deoxidise, reduce • Ant: oxidize, oxidise (for: deoxidise) • Derivationally related forms: reducer (for: reduce), reductant (for: reduce), reducing (for: reduce) • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: change • Hyponyms: benficiate, pole • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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