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Decomposition vs Oxidation - What's the difference?

decomposition | oxidation |

As nouns the difference between decomposition and oxidation

is that decomposition is a biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost while oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen.

decomposition

English

(wikipedia decomposition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
  • The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
  • The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts

    • Related terms

    * decompose

    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