Oxygenise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Dehydrogenate with oxygen.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The platinum catalyst helps to oxygenise the hydrogen-rich compound in the reactions.
- During combustion, the carbon-based substances are fully oxygenised, releasing large amounts of heat energy.
- To produce ethylene oxide, ethylene is first oxygenised over a silver catalyst at high temperatures.
- When oxygenising ethylbenzene with oxygen gas, it forms styrene and hydrogen peroxide.
- Catalysts in the polluted environment can oxygenise the toxic hydrocarbons and detoxify the site.
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Meaning 3
Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule).
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..