verb
- past tense and past participle of reoxidize; to oxidize again or cause to undergo oxidation again
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The metal was reoxidized when exposed to air again.
- After being reduced in the first reaction, the compound was reoxidized in the second step.
- The iron particles were reoxidized during the heating process.
- Scientists reoxidized the sample to study the reverse reaction.
- The catalyst became reoxidized after several reaction cycles.