1. the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction; [syn: oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oxidisation
n 1: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a
compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs
accompanied by reduction [syn: oxidation, oxidization,
oxidisation]