oxidation state

1. 1.

   the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge

   “the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2”

   Synonymsoxidation number

   Broadernumber

Questions about oxidation state

What does oxidation state mean?

oxidation state means "the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge".

What is another word for oxidation state?

Close synonyms include oxidation number. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oxidation state a common word?

oxidation state is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.