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Noun: oxidisation  `ok-si-dI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (=oxidization)
  1. The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
    - oxidation, oxidization

Derived forms: oxidisations

See also: oxidise [Brit]

Type of: chemical reaction, reaction

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