oxidation
/ˌɑk·sɪˈdeɪ·ʃən/ n [U] chemistryDefinition
› the process by which iron and steel rust › Oxidation is also the chemical process by which an atom or group of atoms loses electrons.
(Definition of oxidation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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