Definition of "oxydation" [oxydation]

• See oxidation. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Yes, I think so; the acid is distinguished by the name of its base, and its degree of oxydation, that is, the quantity of oxygen it contains, by the termination of that name in _ous_ or _ic_; thus sulphure_ous_ acid is that formed by the smallest proportion of oxygen combined with sulphur; sulphur_ic_ acid that which results from the combination of sulphur with the greatest quantity of oxygen."
• "Well, this is an engineering error from apple, this is called oxydation, aluminum DO rust, but the color is not "orange", it's white."
• "A bright steel needle introduced and allowed to remain for half an hour in living flesh will be still bright -- if dead, it will be tarnished by oxydation."