as in rusting
to combine chemically with oxygen
Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.
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Recent Examples of oxidizing
The material can power reactions such as oxidizing organic molecules, potentially degrading pollutants, sterilizing surfaces, or enabling photocatalytic chemistry to continue later in the dark.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments.
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Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
The acid prevents cut apples from oxidizing and turning brown, while keeping sliced avocadoes or guacamole bright green.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
By capturing the oxygen, the coating prevents it from oxidizing the electrolyte and forming harmful byproducts.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
Those flies themselves depend on sulfur-oxidizing microbes as their primary food source.
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Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
What's more, the oxidizing process would simply start again, and the entire structure would turn green again in a few short years.
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Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Today, the entire industrialized world is held up by the energy released by oxidizing organic carbon back to CO2.
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Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments.
—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
The acid prevents cut apples from oxidizing and turning brown, while keeping sliced avocadoes or guacamole bright green.
—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
By capturing the oxygen, the coating prevents it from oxidizing the electrolyte and forming harmful byproducts.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
Those flies themselves depend on sulfur-oxidizing microbes as their primary food source.
—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
What's more, the oxidizing process would simply start again, and the entire structure would turn green again in a few short years.
—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Today, the entire industrialized world is held up by the energy released by oxidizing organic carbon back to CO2.
—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oxidizing
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Is a suspension cable losing its structural strength because its inner steel wires are rusting away?
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The folding chairs are made from sturdy steel that can get through the summer sun, the winter snow, and the spring rain without rusting.
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The Yolo County Central Landfill will build a new system that will convert methane from decomposing waste into renewable natural gas, the county announced Tuesday.
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The ocean becomes a creamy expanse splotched with brown mats of decomposing algae, according to photos shared by Abrams.
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Air exposure caused the concrete to form the mineral calcite by reacting with carbon dioxide.
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Algeria’s Jaouen Hadjam reacting after the loss to Switzerland.
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That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.
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The experiments have shown how a self-repair mechanism enables the spindle to stabilize itself under force and avoid disintegrating.
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In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
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This medieval village was built onto a cliff overlooking the sea, where you can get lost in the narrow lanes among crumbling buildings with laundry dangling on clotheslines.
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The company is accused of knowing that its sprinkler system was corroding and that emergency repairs to some sprinkler heads had been completed just days before the chemical reaction.
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The Pacifica pier, made of concrete, faces the additional challenge of saltwater corroding its steel rods as the concrete cracks, Griggs said.
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“Oxidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oxidizing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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