- present participle of oxidize.
oxidizing
Example Sentences
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And a 2016 US government study found perchlorate, an oxidizing agent used in fireworks, had made its way into groundwater and surface water around Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which holds annual July 4 shows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Highly reducing or oxidizing photocatalysts are a fundamental challenge in photochemistry.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
There, parked in a driveway at the rear of a home, is an odd-looking, flat-nosed, miniature-size pickup, rust holes here and there, its red paint oxidizing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
In her visually complex raku-fired pieces at Craft Contemporary, she embraces the oxidizing of glazes and leaves imprints of her hands in the clay, emphasizing the collaboration between herself and the material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The transition to an oxidizing atmosphere posed a supreme crisis in the history of life, and a great many organisms, unable to cope with oxygen, perished.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
