oxygenize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
    oxygenise.
  2. verb dehydrogenate with oxygen
    oxygenise.
  3. verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
    oxygenate; oxygenise; aerate.
    • oxygenate blood

WordNet


Ox"y*gen*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Oxygenized ; present participle & verbal noun Oxygenizing
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) To oxidize.

Webster 1913