Verb: oxygenize 'ók-si-ju,nIz
- Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
"oxygenize blood";
- oxygenate, oxygenise [Brit], aerate
- Dehydrogenate with oxygen
"The process oxygenized the compound";
- oxygenise [Brit]
- 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)
"The reaction oxygenized the iron from Fe2+ to Fe3+";
- oxygenise [Brit]
Derived forms: oxygenized, oxygenizing, oxygenizes
Type of: alter, change, dehydrogenate, modify, process, treat