OXIDATION STATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxidation state mean? 

• OXIDATION STATE (noun)
  The noun OXIDATION STATE 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 STATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXIDATION STATE (noun)

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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 state" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

 Context examples 

Individual steroids vary by the functional groups attached to these rings and by the oxidation state of the rings.

(Dietary Steroid, NCI Thesaurus)

The potential developed by a metallic electrode when placed in a solution containing a species in two different oxidation states.

(Oxidation-Reduction Potential, NCI Thesaurus)

Considered a trace element, fluoride is any combination of elements containing the fluorine atom in the -1 oxidation state (fluoride ion).

(Fluoride Ion, NCI Thesaurus)