Polyglot Dictionary

oxidieren

/ɔksiˈdiːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
oxidiert
past
oxidierte
perfect
hat oxidiert

Meaning

  1. to oxidize (e.g. a cut fruit turning brown)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

A chemistry term learners meet in cooking contexts, describing how a cut fruit or vegetable browns on contact with air.

Practice

1 What does oxidieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der aufgeschnittene Apfel ___ schnell und wird braun.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oxidieren?

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