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oxidizable

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Mars will have a lot of oxidizable minerals and compounds that will react with oxygen before it can accumulate in its atmosphere.

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Quick take

Capable of being oxidized.

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adjective

Capable of being oxidized.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oxidizable.

adjective

Capable of being oxidized.

Example sentences

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Mars will have a lot of oxidizable minerals and compounds that will react with oxygen before it can accumulate in its atmosphere.

2

In deep sea vents, oxidizable chemicals are fresh.

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Consider also that things "burn up" upon re-entry from space (I'm sure anything oxidizable oxidizes, but mostly that means they vaporize), that you get rope burn, that ablative heatshields burn up,...

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Almost everything can serve as an "oxidizable" in reduced form, and if the resulting oxide isn't gaseous you lose the "tank gets lighter" effect that is only really important for aircraft but win a solution to the capture problem for completing the cycle.

Quote examples

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Consider also that things "burn up" upon re-entry from space (I'm sure anything oxidizable oxidizes, but mostly that means they vaporize), that you get rope burn, that ablative heatshields burn up,...

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Almost everything can serve as an "oxidizable" in reduced form, and if the resulting oxide isn't gaseous you lose the "tank gets lighter" effect that is only really important for aircraft but win a solution to the capture problem for completing the cycle.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use oxidizable in a sentence?

Mars will have a lot of oxidizable minerals and compounds that will react with oxygen before it can accumulate in its atmosphere.

What does oxidizable mean?

Capable of being oxidized.

What part of speech is oxidizable?

oxidizable is commonly used as adjective.