Related to or having the quality of removing oxygen or reducing oxidation.
From deoxidate + -ive (suffix forming adjectives). This technical adjective allows chemists to describe substances or processes that have deoxidizing properties.
Deoxidative properties are everywhere in food chemistry—sodium nitrite has deoxidative properties that kill bacteria in cured meats, which is why bacon and salami have been preserved for centuries even before refrigeration.
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