Verb: oxygenise 'ók-si-ju,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: oxygenize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: oxygenize)
- Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
"oxygenise blood";
- oxygenate, oxygenize, aerate
- Dehydrogenate with oxygen
"They oxygenised the solution to remove impurities";
- oxygenize
- 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)
"They oxygenised the molecule to increase its reactivity";
- oxygenize
Derived forms: oxygenising, oxygenises, oxygenised
Type of: alter, change, dehydrogenate, modify, process, treat