oxygenizement

English

Etymology

From oxygenize +‎ -ment.

Noun

oxygenizement (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) oxidation
    • 1805, William Lewis, The Edinburgh New Dispensatory:
      The oxygenizement of metals by water is promoted by the action of air.
    • 1829, Andre Duncan, Supplement to the Edinburgh New Dispensatory:
      The violent effervescence probably arises from a disengagement of nitric oxide, and it would appear that the rapid oxygenizement did not harden the oily substances so much as a slower change

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