Definition of "oxidizable" [ox•i•di•za•ble]

• Capable of being oxidized. (adjective)

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• "The simulation of N2O emissions requires consideration of the combined N and C cycles, because the substrates of denitrification include electron acceptors (NO3) as well as oxidizable C substrates."
• "Chlorine reacts immediately with all the oxidizable substances which may be present in the water (organic matter and certain mineral substances as well as pathogens and other organisms)."
• "Also significant was the presence of more “easily oxidizable” polyunsaturated fat (7.5 to 8.7 grams a day) than in the Western diets (10 to 30 grams)."