oxidation

Definition of Oxidation in English :

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oxidation

noun

a.

the act or process of oxidizing

b.

(as modifier)

an oxidation state

an oxidation potential

noun

1.

any process in which oxygen combines with an element or substance, either slowly, as in the rusting of iron, or rapidly, as in the burning of wood

2.

the process of increasing the positive valence or of decreasing the negative valence of an element or ion

3.

the process by which electrons are removed from atoms or ions

n.

1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.

2. A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.