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Oxygenation vs Oxidation - What's the difference?

oxygenation | oxidation |

As nouns the difference between oxygenation and oxidation

is that oxygenation is the process of reacting or treating something with oxygen while oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen.

oxygenation

English

Noun

(oxygenations)
  • the process of reacting or treating something with oxygen

    • 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