verb
- to remove oxygen from a substance or compound
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The chemist used hydrogen gas to deoxidize the metal oxide.
- Carbon monoxide can deoxidize iron ore in steel production.
- The process will deoxidize the copper compound back to pure metal.
- Heat and carbon are used to deoxidize the ore in the furnace.
- Scientists deoxidize water by removing dissolved oxygen.
- The reducing agent helps deoxidize the chemical solution.