rapid oxidation

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This latter process is one of rapid oxidation.

From Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky by Holden, Edward Singleton

When the plate is exposed to the air, rapid oxidation takes place because the oxygen of the air has a very large surface to act upon.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

This may take place slowly or rapidly, the two rates being designated as slow oxidation and rapid oxidation.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Fire is a chemical process, it is rapid oxidation, and oxidation is a disintegrating process, while life is an integrating process, or a balance maintained between the two by what we call the vital force.

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John

Copper is another metal that requires a flux because of its rapid oxidation under heat.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)