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oxidation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
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  • Canada, US: /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • Australian: /ɔksɪˈdæɪʃ(ə)n/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 K S AH0 D EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The combination of a substance with oxygen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oxidization, oxidisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical reaction, reaction

Narrower terms: calcination, combustion, burning, nitrification, rust, rusting

History

Etymology

From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: окисление (okislenie) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氧化 (yǎnghuà) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Czech: oxidace — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Finnish: hapettuminen — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • French: oxydation — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • German: Oxidation — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • German: Oxydation — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Hungarian: oxidálás — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Indonesian: oksidasi — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Indonesian: pengoksidasian — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Italian: ossidazione — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Japanese: 酸化 (sanka) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Kalmyk: исән (isän) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Kazakh: тотығу (totyğu) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Korean: 산화 (sanhwa) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Kyrgyz: оксидирлөө (oksidirlöö) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Māori: ōhikitanga — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Mongolian: исэлдэлт (iseldelt) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Mongolian: исэлдэх (iseldex) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠡᠯᠲᠡ (isüldelte) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠬᠦ (isüldükü) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Polish: oksydacja — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Polish: utlenianie — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Portuguese: oxidação — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Russian: окисле́ние (okislénije) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Russian: оксида́ция (oksidácija) — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Spanish: oxidación — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Swedish: oxidation — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Tagalog: oksidasyon — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Turkish: paslanma — combination of a substance with oxygen
  • Bengali: জারণ (jaron) — chemical reaction
  • Bulgarian: окисление (okislenie) — chemical reaction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氧化作用 (yǎnghuà zuòyòng) — chemical reaction
  • Czech: oxidace — chemical reaction
  • Dutch: oxidatie — chemical reaction
  • Finnish: hapetus — chemical reaction
  • French: oxydation — chemical reaction
  • German: Oxidation — chemical reaction
  • Hindi: रेडॉक्स (reḍŏks) — chemical reaction
  • Hungarian: oxidáció — chemical reaction
  • Icelandic: oxun — chemical reaction
  • Indonesian: oksidasi — chemical reaction
  • Japanese: 酸化反応 (sanka-hannō) — chemical reaction
  • Kalmyk: исән (isän) — chemical reaction
  • Kazakh: тотығу (totyğu) — chemical reaction
  • Korean: 산화 (sanhwa) — chemical reaction
  • Kyrgyz: оксидирлөө (oksidirlöö) — chemical reaction
  • Malay: pengoksidaan — chemical reaction
  • Māori: ōhikitanga — chemical reaction
  • Mongolian: исэлдэлт (iseldelt) — chemical reaction
  • Mongolian: исэлдэх үйлчлэл (iseldex üjlčlel) — chemical reaction
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠯᠲᠦ (isüldültü) — chemical reaction
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠬᠦ ᠦᠢᠯᠴᠢᠯᠡᠯ (isüldükü üilčilel) — chemical reaction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oksidasjon — chemical reaction
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oksidasjon — chemical reaction
  • Polish: utlenianie — chemical reaction
  • Portuguese: oxidação — chemical reaction
  • Russian: окисле́ние (okislénije) — chemical reaction
  • Russian: оксида́ция (oksidácija) — chemical reaction
  • Swedish: oxidation — chemical reaction
  • Tagalog: oksidasyon — chemical reaction
  • Turkish: oksitlenme — chemical reaction
  • Ukrainian: оки́снення (okýsnennja) — chemical reaction
  • Ukrainian: оксида́ція (oksydácija) — chemical reaction
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