rapid oxidation
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From its rapid oxidation, it should not be used for perfuming grease, as it assists rather than otherwise all fats to turn rancid; hence pomatums so perfumed will not keep well.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Slow and rapid oxidation, while differing widely in their effects upon surrounding objects, are alike in that both produce heat and form compounds of oxygen.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
Fabroni of Florence, and Sir Humphry Davy and Wollaston of England, commenced interesting experiments, showing that rapid oxidation and chemical decomposition of the metals took place in the voltaic pile.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
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 John Burroughs
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 Otto A. Witte
