Oxidises vs Oxidizes - What's the difference?
oxidises | oxidizes |
(oxidize)
(chemistry) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (chemistry) To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
To coat something with an oxide.
To become oxidized.
As verbs the difference between oxidises and oxidizes
is that oxidises is (oxidise) while oxidizes is (oxidize).oxidizes
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Verb
(head)oxidize
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Alternative forms
* oxidise (UK )Verb
Katie L. Burke
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