oxidize
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“The presence of ferrihydrite tells us something specific about Mars' past environment,” Valentinas said, describing the cold and pH neutral waters that must have existed to oxidize the soil.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
These, Borduas-Dedekind explains, oxidize in the air, forming larger molecules that can easily absorb water and form clouds.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
Even more intriguing beyond this NIR-II luminescence from a molecular manganese system is the observation that after photoexcitation the "molecular Braunstein" can oxidize various organic substrates.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
Over time, the shiny brass exterior will oxidize, giving the pencil holder a vintage, worn-in feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Perhaps there is an exotic inorganic chemistry in the Martian soil that is able by itself, in the absence of Martian microbes, to oxidize foodstuffs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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When olive oil is exposed to fluctuations in temperature, light and air, which oxidizes the oil to its detriment, its quality diminishes.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025
Since iron gallium telluride oxidizes quickly, fabrication must be done inside a glovebox filled with nitrogen.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
Food is an organic compound: it congeals, runs, discolors and oxidizes over time and because of the conditions in the kitchen you’re shooting in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
In the process, the iron oxidizes, grabbing oxygen atoms from water molecules and releasing hydrogen.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 15, 2023
"Over time, it partly oxidizes, which keeps providing sites for nutrients to bind to."
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The other was the oxidation state of iron, which can indicate how much water ice and oxidized dust had been incorporated into the original body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
They don’t have coffee, but they do have Jeju Island–grown “Regenerative Organic-Certified” black tea oxidized as matcha.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Barnett discovered that ROS oxidized certain immune and metabolic proteins involved in neurological disease, altering the activity of thousands of genes tied to inflammation and dementia.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
“I was talking about stale, oxidized matcha powder, but I completely get that it came off a very wrong way. I chose the wrong words and I really apologize for that.”
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
Kaz watched the tide of people flowing past the portico’s black columns, beneath the watchful eye of the oxidized silver crow that spread its wings above the entrance.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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And a 2016 US government study found perchlorate, an oxidizing agent used in fireworks, had made its way into groundwater and surface water around Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which holds annual July 4 shows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Technically, oxidizing the ferrocene enabled the binding of a Au0 to an Fe3+ center.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
There, parked in a driveway at the rear of a home, is an odd-looking, flat-nosed, miniature-size pickup, rust holes here and there, its red paint oxidizing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
In her visually complex raku-fired pieces at Craft Contemporary, she embraces the oxidizing of glazes and leaves imprints of her hands in the clay, emphasizing the collaboration between herself and the material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The transition to an oxidizing atmosphere posed a supreme crisis in the history of life, and a great many organisms, unable to cope with oxygen, perished.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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