oxidize

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Staff can explain details like how the shape of a tea leaf and the length of time that it was oxidized affect its flavor profile.

From Los Angeles Times

However, some important parts of the collection — including a significant diamond, an elaborate brooch and an epaulet — are still missing and others are damaged or oxidized.

From New York Times

A green, fuzzy coating grows on it as its surface oxidizes.

From Science Magazine

After tea leaves for black tea are plucked, they're withered, rolled, oxidized for varying amounts of time, then dried.

From Salon

But methane, the second-most important greenhouse gas, lingers in the atmosphere for only about a decade before being oxidized to form carbon dioxide.

From Salon