verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of oxidize.
adjective.
That has reacted with oxygen, or been modified by oxidation
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adjective.
combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen
Word Usage
"Experiments by my colleagues Long and Lupton have shown that the ratio of lactic acid removed to lactic acid oxidized is about the same as in isolated frog's muscle, namely about 6: 1."