deoxidize

Verb
  1. 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 (synset 200238763)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    • benficiate - subject to a reduction process
    • pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
    same as: deoxidise, reduce

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