DEOXIDIZING Antonyms

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

• add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

• towards the side exposed to wind

• face and withstand with courage

• cause to slope

• sail to the windward of

• change under the action or influence of the weather

• enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

• add oxygen to or combine with oxygen