hapettua — meaning in English

English meaning

• burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
• oxidize verb To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
• tarnish noun A dull discoloured film that forms on the surface of a metal, especially one exposed to air.

Senses

hapettua is used for these senses in English:

• burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
• oxidize (intransitive) To become oxidized.
• tarnish (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

burn — full definition

1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

oxidize — full definition

1. verb To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
2. verb To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
3. verb To coat something with an oxide.
4. verb To become oxidized.

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