oxidate: Meaning and Definition of

ox•i•date

Pronunciation: (ok'si-dāt"), [key]
— v., n. -dat•ed, -dat•ing,
—v.t., v.i.
  1. to oxidize.
—n.
  1. any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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