"oxidized" in the verb sense
1. oxidise, oxidize, oxidate
enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
"This metal oxidizes easily"
2. oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
"oxidized" in the adjective sense
1. oxidized, oxidised
combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen
"the oxidized form of iodine"
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