Oxidizable: meaning, definitions and examples
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oxidizable
[ หษksษชหdaษชzษbl ]
chemistry
Capable of being oxidized; susceptible to reaction with oxygen or other oxidizing agents.
Synonyms
combustible, flammable, reactive
Examples of usage
- This metal is highly oxidizable when exposed to air.
- The organic compound is oxidizable due to its chemical structure.
Translations
Translations of the word "oxidizable" in other languages:
๐ต๐น oxidรกvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเฅเคธเฅเคกเคพเคเคเคผเฅเคฌเคฒ
๐ฉ๐ช oxidierbar
๐ฎ๐ฉ dapat dioksidasi
๐บ๐ฆ ะพะบะธัะปัะฒะฐะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ utlenialny
๐ฏ๐ต ้ ธๅใใใใ
๐ซ๐ท oxydable
๐ช๐ธ oxidizable
๐น๐ท oksitlenebilir
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฐํ ๊ฐ๋ฅ
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงุจู ููุฃูุณุฏุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ oxidovatelnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ oxidovateฤพnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏๆฐงๅ็
๐ธ๐ฎ oksidabilen
๐ฎ๐ธ oxanlegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะพััาัาะฐ าะฐะฑัะปะตััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแกแแแแก แแแแแกแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ oksidlษลษ bilษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ oxidizable
Etymology
The word 'oxidizable' is derived from the noun 'oxidize', which comes from the French word 'oxidation' and ultimately from the Latin word 'oxydare', meaning 'to bring forth acid'. The concept of oxidation has been known since ancient times, with early references to the process found in the works of ancient Greek and Roman scholars. The modern understanding of oxidation and the term 'oxidizable' emerged in the field of chemistry in the 18th century with the development of the oxygen theory of combustion.
See also: oxidization, oxidizing.