oxidising
Reacting with oxygen
Oxidising is the British spelling of oxidizing, the present participle of oxidize.
When something oxidises, it combines with oxygen or loses electrons in a chemical reaction.
Metal rusts when it oxidises; fruit browns when cut surfaces oxidise in air.
An oxidising agent is a substance that causes oxidation in other materials, often used in industrial processes, cleaning products, and explosives.
The copper roof slowly oxidised to its distinctive green patina.
Electron transfer chemistry
- oxidantElectron-accepting substance
- reductionMaking something smaller
- valenceCombining power measure
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
ozone · radical · catalyst · half-reaction · electrochemical · ion · bonding · superoxide
Iron oxide coating
- tarnishingOxidizing and losing shine
- patinaSurface film from aging
- pittingForming small cavities
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
degradation · deterioration · galvanic · electrolysis · crevice · bimetallic · anodizing · scale
Combustion in progress
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- charBurn without destroying
smolder · ember · incinerate · flammable · fuel · exothermic · pyrolysis · kindling
Making something lighter
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- decolorizingExtracting pigment from something
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- destainingRemoving color from material
Cellular nutrient conversion
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- agingGrowing older over time
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
redox
Electron transfer chemistry
reactivity · ozone · radical · catalyst · half-reaction · electrochemical · ion · bonding · superoxide · hydroxyl
rust
Iron oxide coating
- tarnishingOxidizing and losing shine
- patinaSurface film from aging
- pittingForming small cavities
weathering · degradation · deterioration · galvanic · electrolysis · crevice · bimetallic · anodizing · scale · flaking
burning
Combustion in progress
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
char · smolder · ember · incinerate · flammable · fuel · exothermic · pyrolysis · kindling · ash
whitening
Making something lighter
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- decolorizingExtracting pigment from something
- brighteningIncreasing in light
destaining · discoloration · fading · melanin
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- agingGrowing older over time
oxidisingreducing
Making less or smaller
reduction · reductive · deoxygenating · antioxidant · hydrogenating
oxidisingreducing
Making less or smaller
preserving · stabilising · anti-corrosive · protecting · deoxygenating
oxygen, peroxide, oxidation, oxidize, oxide, antioxidant, oxidized, oxidizing, oxygenate