English words for 'Acronym of preferential oxidation.'
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- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
noun
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
adj
verb
- Alternative spelling of 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)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
noun
- (chemistry) Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.
- a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
verb
- (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
- (intransitive, figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
- (copyright law) To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.
- (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
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verb
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to 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
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
verb
- To oxidize.
- To oxygenate.
- 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)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
suffix
- (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃). See Inorganic nomenclature.
- presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)
- relation or pertinence to
- possession of
noun
- (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- The act, process, or result of reducing.
- (philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
- (computing theory) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
- (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
- (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
- (historical, Roman Catholicism) A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.
- (music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
- (medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).
- (paying) A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.
- The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- (metalworking) The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.
- the act of reducing complexity
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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noun
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
suffix
- (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
- Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
adj
noun
noun
- (chemistry) Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.
- a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
noun
- (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- The act, process, or result of reducing.
- (philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
- (computing theory) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
- (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
- (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
- (historical, Roman Catholicism) A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.
- (music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
- (medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).
- (paying) A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.
- The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- (metalworking) The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.
- the act of reducing complexity
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
adj
noun
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
verb
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
noun
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
adj
verb
- Alternative spelling of 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)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
verb
- (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
- (intransitive, figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
- (copyright law) To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.
- (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
noun
verb
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to 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
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
verb
- To oxidize.
- To oxygenate.
- 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)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
adj
noun
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays