oxygenize
/ɔk'sidʤineit/ Cách viết khác : (oxygenise) /ɔk'sidʤinaiz/ (oxygenize) /ɔk'sidʤinaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To combine, impregnate, or supply with oxygen: To cause a substance to absorb or become saturated with oxygen gas (O₂).
- To dehydrogenate with oxygen: To remove hydrogen from a compound by treating it with oxygen.
- To change a compound by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or to change an element or ion from a lower to a higher positive valence by removing electrons: In chemistry, to increase the oxidation state of an atom, ion, or molecule, often by adding oxygen or removing hydrogen/electrons.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The machine is used to oxygenize the water in the aquarium for the fish.
- In this chemical reaction, the catalyst helps oxygenize the alcohol, converting it into an aldehyde.
- The goal of the process is to oxygenize the metal ion from a +2 to a +3 oxidation state.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Medical Context: Often used interchangeably with "oxygenate," especially in medical contexts (e.g., oxygenating blood), though "oxygenize" can imply a more specific chemical change.
- The heart-lung machine oxygenizes the patient's blood during surgery.
- Chemical Process: Describes a specific type of oxidation reaction.
- Certain bacteria can oxygenize hydrocarbons in the presence of air.
Variants and Related Words
- Oxygenate (verb): The more common term, especially in biological and medical contexts, meaning to supply, treat, or mix with oxygen.
- Plants oxygenate the atmosphere.
- Oxygenization (noun): The process or result of oxygenizing.
- The oxygenization of the compound was confirmed by spectroscopy.
- Oxygenise (verb): A chiefly British English spelling variant of "oxygenize."
Synonyms
- Aerate: To expose to air or cause to circulate.
- Oxidize: To combine with oxygen or to increase in oxidation state (a broader, more general term).
- Peroxygenate: To treat or combine with a peroxide.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Compounds
(Note: "Oxygenize" itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is contained in the single verb.) - Oxygenize completely: To fully saturate or react with oxygen. - The furnace is hot enough to oxygenize completely any remaining carbon.
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms using the specific word "oxygenize.")
Verb
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- oxygenate blood
- dehydrogenate with oxygen
- change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)