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oxygenize |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oxygenize \Ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenized}; p pr & vb n. {Oxygenizing}.] (Chem.) To oxidize. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oxygenize v 1: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: {oxigenise}] 2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: {oxigenise}] 3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: {oxygenate}]
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