deoxidize

verb

to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

Roots

dede- · Latin · removal of oxysoxi- · Greek · oxygen, sharp izein-ize · Greek · to make

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