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unoxidized

unoxidized

1 7.5
Not combined with oxygen, so not rusted
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɑksɪˌdaɪzd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no oxidado
  • We found some unoxidized minerals in the cave that had not been exposed to air.
  • unoxidized iron

Examples

  • The cordite is still unoxidized.

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

  • The metal remained shiny and unoxidized after being sealed in the container.

  • The chemical reaction requires unoxidized materials to be effective.

Synonyms

oxygenless
vsunoxidized
7.2

Without the part of air that living things need to breathe

is about a chemical state where oxygen has not combined with the material

Antonyms

oxidized
  • Specialized
5.8

A material that has joined with oxygen, often making metal turn green

How Oxidized

corroded
5.8
rusted
1 1.0
oxidized
  • Specialized
5.8
unoxidized
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Surface Forms

unoxidized positive

Morphology

unoxidized = oxidized (transparent) = un + oxidize + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the adjective 'oxidized' and directly yields the meaning 'not combined with oxygen'.

Etymology

Unoxidized breaks into un- 'not' and oxidize 'to join with oxygen'. So unoxidized describes something that has not reacted with oxygen, for example metal that has no rust.