rapid oxidation
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Water is the great extinguisher of this as of the more rapid oxidation that we call combustion; and the decomposition of plant-tissue under water is extremely slow, from the partial exclusion of oxygen.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various
When the plate is exposed to the air, rapid oxidation takes place because the oxygen of the air has a very large surface to act upon.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
This may take place slowly or rapidly, the two rates being designated as slow oxidation and rapid oxidation.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
Fire is a chemical process, it is rapid oxidation, and oxidation is a disintegrating process, while life is an integrating process, or a balance maintained between the two by what we call the vital force.
From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John
Slow and rapid oxidation, while differing widely in their effects upon surrounding objects, are alike in that both produce heat and form compounds of oxygen.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
