1. removing oxygen from a substance or compound
Usage: chemistry; metallurgy

1. having the property of removing oxygen from substances
Usage: chemistry; metallurgy

Examples

• The steel mill is deoxidizing the molten metal before casting.
• Carbon monoxide is effective at deoxidizing iron ore in blast furnaces.
• The chemist used hydrogen gas for deoxidizing the copper oxide.
• Deoxidizing agents are essential in metal refining processes.
• The deoxidizing reaction removed impurities from the alloy.
• They are deoxidizing the solution to prevent further corrosion.