as in to decompose
to combine chemically with oxygen
Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.
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Recent Examples of oxidize
These vaporized nanoparticles, drawn together by electrical charges, then form a glowing ball of plasma as they are slowly oxidized in the air, emitting light and heat.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
In the process, the iron is oxidized, or converted to rust, and the microbes get energy from electrons as oxygen atoms take electrons from iron atoms in the steel.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
While the battery discharges, the sulfur is reduced to polysulfide, and the sodium is oxidized; this process is reversed during charging.
—Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
With proper care, 14k solid gold jewelry will not oxidize or discolor, therefore remaining beautiful and wearable for life.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
In the process, the iron is oxidized, or converted to rust, and the microbes get energy from electrons as oxygen atoms take electrons from iron atoms in the steel.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
While the battery discharges, the sulfur is reduced to polysulfide, and the sodium is oxidized; this process is reversed during charging.
—Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
With proper care, 14k solid gold jewelry will not oxidize or discolor, therefore remaining beautiful and wearable for life.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
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Straw wattles are made from biodegradable materials and can be left in place to decompose over time, while contour logs or large tree branches offer a more natural-looking solution for rustic landscapes.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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If done correctly, leaving your leaves on the ground to decompose has environmental benefits, experts say.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Even if your home doesn’t have hard water or a kitchen sink made of metal (and, therefore, prone to rust), sink stains are still hard to avoid.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Step 1: For pieces that are heavily rusted, start the night before by submerging your metal completely in a tub or basin of white vinegar.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
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At the time, some were also feeling heightened distrust of law enforcement, which had in some places reacted to Black Lives Matter protests with violence.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Once, Maxim said, his father had reacted to a comment that the writer Alexander Fadeyev had made in a notebook shortly after the première.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then, as my filet disintegrated on the journey between baking tray and plate, my suspicions were confirmed.Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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The man scribbled outside the boxes on his ballot and crumbled it up.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Variations to mix into the cooked, mashed potatoes: Freshly chopped herbs such as parsley, dill, sage and rosemary; roasted garlic; nonfat chicken broth instead of milk; favorite cheeses, shredded or crumbled.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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Inside were some trinkets: two china bowls, beads and buttons, the compressed remains of what might have been leather hats, and two heavily corroded, but recognizably silver, watches.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The oil from the materials named in a book Suharto banned now corroded the pages of his biography, as if his very tools of oil extraction had turned against his symbolic image.Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Oxidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oxidize. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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