OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 20460

oxidize

/ˈɒksɪdaɪz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
oxidar
To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a n…