- a variation of oxidation.
oxidization
Example Sentences
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Every time you put your fork in that ground and pull up soil, you're exposing it to oxidization, and that carbon just evaporates.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
The juice is cooled to 40 to 50 degrees to preserve freshness and prevent oxidization.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
The discrepancy might have been the result of oxidization in the bottle or perhaps a sign that the recipe had evolved over the decades.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2013
On machines here, they are lined with paper filters, filled with coffee, topped off with nitrogen gas to prevent oxidization, and sealed with foil.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2010
The outer surface of the wood appears to undergo a chemical change in the nature of hydrolization or oxidization, which alters the rate of absorption and evaporation in the air.
From Seasoning of Wood by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner
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