khử o-xy
Definition
- Verb:
- To deoxygenate: To remove oxygen from a compound or substance.
- To reduce: In chemistry, to add electrons to an atom of an element, which often involves the removal of oxygen or the gain of hydrogen.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Quá trình này dùng để khử o-xy trong nước. (This process is used to deoxygenate water.)
- Sắt bị khử o-xy để tạo thành sắt nguyên chất. (The iron is reduced to form pure iron.)
Advanced Usage
- "khử o-xy hóa": deoxidation; the chemical process of removing oxygen.
- Khử o-xy hóa là bước quan trọng trong luyện thép. (Deoxidation is an important step in steelmaking.)
Variants and Related Words
Sự khử o-xy (n): deoxygenation.
- Sự khử o-xy trong ao hồ có thể gây hại cho cá. (Deoxygenation in ponds can harm fish.)
Chất khử o-xy (n): deoxidizer, reducing agent.
- Nhôm thường được dùng làm chất khử o-xy. (Aluminum is often used as a deoxidizer.)
Synonyms
- Deoxygenate: To remove dissolved or molecular oxygen.
- Reduce: To cause a substance to undergo reduction (gain electrons).
Related Scientific Terms
- Khử trùng: to disinfect (a different process; "khử" here means to eliminate).
- Phản ứng khử: reduction reaction.
- Đây là một phản ứng khử điển hình. (This is a typical reduction reaction.)