oxygenize

2 definitions found

oxygenize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oxygenize \Ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Oxygenizing.] (Chem.)
     To oxidize.
     [1913 Webster]

oxygenize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oxygenize
      v 1: 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) [syn:
           oxygenize, oxygenise]
      2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise]
      3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
         [syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate]