oxygenize
oxy·ge·nize
verb
1.
change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
2.
dehydrogenate with oxygen
Origin
From oxygen + -ize.
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