Crossword-Solution: OXIDIZE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Oxidize | v. t. | To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent. |
| Oxidize | v. t. | To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid. |
| Oxidize | v. t. | To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde. |
| Oxidize | v. t. | To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride. |
We have 20 clues for the answer “OXIDIZE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Begin to rust | 1 answer |
| see OXIDISE | 1 answer |
| Rust out | 1 answer |
| Go from aluminum to alumina, say | 1 answer |
| Get rusty e.g. | 1 answer |
| Form rust, say | 1 answer |
| Form rust, perhaps | 1 answer |
| Discolor, as banana peels, e.g. | 1 answer |
| Develop a green coat | 1 answer |
| Become ash, maybe | 1 answer |
| MAKE rusty | 2 answers |
| Rust, say | 2 answers |
| Become rusted | 2 answers |
| Go green, in a way? | 3 answers |
| Get rusty | 4 answers |
| Become rusty | 4 answers |
| UNDERGO combustion | 7 answers |
| Combust | 7 answers |
| oxidise | 16 answers |
| Rust | 25 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with OXIDIZE (5)
The polished plate should not be allowed to come in contact with a strong current of air, for it tends to oxidize the surface.
Under atmospheric influences the iron would rapidly oxidize and rust away, coloring the adjacent soil with red oxide of iron.
The active metals of the electrodes--which will oxidize and reduce in this electrolyte without dissolution or chemical deterioration--are nickel and iron.
But to distinguish smaller subdivisions it has been found necessary to fall back upon other characters, such as the shape of the colony produced in solid gelatine, the power to produce disease, or to oxidize nitrites, etc.
And iron, though the symbol of hardness and strength, is an element of weakness in rocks, as it causes them to oxidize or disintegrate more rapidly.
Quotes with OXIDIZE (1)
Heart lesson #3: post-heartbreak survival. The heart is resilient, I mean literally. When a body is burned, the heart is the last organ to oxidize. While the rest of the body can catch flame like a polyester sheet on campfire, it takes hours to burn the heart to ash. My dear sister, a near-perfect organ! Solid, inflammable.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 20 times in crossword archives (1970–2024).