- 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
“You want to get them processed and pressed quickly, to prevent oxidization and preserve the flavor,” Deford said.
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 theory is that zinc, though subject to oxidization, has the peculiarity that the oxide does not scale off as from iron, but forms a permanent coating impervious to the action of the atmosphere.
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