adjective
- having had oxygen removed or having undergone the process of deoxidation
Usage: chemistry; metallurgy
Examples
- The deoxidized steel had improved properties for manufacturing.
- Scientists studied the deoxidized metal samples in the laboratory.
- The deoxidized copper showed less corrosion than the untreated samples.
- Industrial processes often require deoxidized materials for better results.
- The deoxidized alloy was more suitable for high-temperature applications.
- Researchers compared oxidized and deoxidized versions of the same material.