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Oxidation

Noun CEFR B2
ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  2. A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

Equivalents

Españoloxidación
Françaisoxydation
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Examples

“On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].”
“As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons..”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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