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Carbonization vs Oxidation - What's the difference?

carbonization | oxidation |

As nouns the difference between carbonization and oxidation

is that carbonization is the act or process of carbonizing while oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen.

carbonization

English

Alternative forms

* (chiefly UK) carbonisation

Noun

(wikipedia carbonization) (en noun)
  • The act or process of carbonizing.
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    • oxidation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide