rapid oxidation

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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 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

The heat of dilution of the sulfuric acid will cause the nitrotoluene to melt, and rapid oxidation will soon take place.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

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 Piesse, George William Septimus

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.