oxidation

[OXIDATE.] Chem.: The chemical change which gives rise to the formation of oxides, and which is brought about by the action of oxygen acids, water, or free oxygen. ox-i-da-tör, s . [English oxid at (e); -or.] A conontrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of an Argand lamp. Called also oxygenator. ox-ide, s. [ Gr.oxys sharp, acid.] Chem. & Min .: The product of the combination of oxygen with a metal or metalloid. In the former chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; ox-i-salt, s. [OXYSALT.] ox-le-a, s. [Named after Mr. Oxley, a former surveyor of New South Wales.] Bot.: A genus of Cedrelese. [YELLOW-WOOD.] ox-like, adj. [English ox, and like.] Like or resembling an ox. ox-lip, s . [A. S. oxanslyppe , from oxan =of an ox, and slyppe a slip a piece of dung. Skeat, therefore, considers that it should be spelled ox slip . Bot .: Primula elatior . It resembles the cowslip, but has the calyx teeth accuminate, the corolla pale yellow instead of buff, the limb concave, the throat without folds. IMG:content-0505.png:[blocks in formation] ox-těr, v. t. [Eng. oxter, s.] To support under the arms. ox'-tongue, s . [Eng. ox , and tongue .] Botany: (1) The genus Helminth i a (q. v.), and specially H. echioides ; (2) Anchusa officinal is .