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Verb: deoxidise  dee'ók-si`dIz
Usage: Brit (=deoxidize)
  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
    - deoxidize, reduce

Derived forms: deoxidises, deoxidising, deoxidised

Type of: change

Antonym: oxidise [Brit]

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