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OXIDATION NUMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Example:
the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2
Synonyms:
oxidation number; oxidation state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("oxidation number" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
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