deoxidationn.
/diːɒksɪˈdeɪʃən/ The removal of oxygen from an oxide or other compound.
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deoxidation1799
disoxidation1802
disoxygenation1806
deoxidization1847
1799 H. Davy in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 70 It is necessary that the temperature of deoxydation be greater than that of oxydation.
1801 Wollaston in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 430 The pile of Volta decomposes water, and produces other effects of oxidation and de-oxidation.
1883 G. Allen in Nature 8 Mar. 439 The function of a leaf is the absorption of carbonic acid from the air, and its deoxidation under the influence of sunlight.
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