oxidization Chem.
(ˌɒksɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən)
Also oxy-.
[n. of action from oxidize v.]
The action of oxidizing or process of being oxidized; oxidation.
| 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 287 note, Iron ore..in a continued state of oxydization. 1885 J. R. Allen in Mag. Art Aug. 456/2 Objects of bronze, being less liable to oxidization than iron, have been preserved. |