oxidization

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Every time you put your fork in that ground and pull up soil, you're exposing it to oxidization, and that carbon just evaporates.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

The juice is cooled to 40 to 50 degrees to preserve freshness and prevent oxidization.

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2016

The discrepancy might have been the result of oxidization in the bottle or perhaps a sign that the recipe had evolved over the decades.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2013

On machines here, they are lined with paper filters, filled with coffee, topped off with nitrogen gas to prevent oxidization, and sealed with foil.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2010

The flame should surround the work during the heating so that outside air is excluded as far as is possible to prevent excessive oxidization.

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)