Usually means: Chemically reacts with oxygen, gains.
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  1. oxidizes: Merriam-Webster
  2. oxidizes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. oxidizes: Vocabulary.com
  4. oxidizes: Wordnik
  5. oxidizes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. oxidizes: Wiktionary
  7. oxidizes: Dictionary.com
  8. oxidizes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. oxidizes: Encyclopedia

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  1. oxidizes: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. oxidizes: Medical dictionary

(Note: See oxidize as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (oxidize)

verb:  (chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
verb:  (chemistry) To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
verb:  To coat something with an oxide.
verb:  (intransitive) To become oxidized.
▸ Also see oxidize


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