To remove oxygen from a compound or to reduce oxidation; to reverse the process of oxidation.
From de- (remove) + oxidate (from oxygen + -ate). This chemistry verb follows standard patterns of adding de- to create the opposite action of oxidation.
Deoxidate is the chemical equivalent of giving something CPR—just as oxidation is like slow chemical 'burning,' deoxidation is like extinguishing that fire by removing the oxygen fuel.
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