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OXIDATION NUMBER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does oxidation number mean?

• OXIDATION NUMBER (noun)
The noun OXIDATION NUMBER has 1 sense:

1. the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge

Familiarity information: OXIDATION NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OXIDATION NUMBER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

oxidation number; oxidation state

Context example:

the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2

Hypernyms ("oxidation number" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units)

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