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Verb: deoxidize  dee'ók-si,dIz
  1. Remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
    "They deoxidized the metal to prevent rusting";
    - deoxidise [Brit], reduce

Derived forms: deoxidized, deoxidizes, deoxidizing

Type of: change

Antonym: oxidise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Deoxidize