oxidative

1. 1.

   taking place in the presence of oxygen

   “oxidative glycolysis”

   “oxidative rancidity”

   Similaraerobic

Questions about oxidative

What does oxidative mean?

oxidative means "taking place in the presence of oxygen".

How many syllables are in oxidative?

oxidative has 4 syllables: ox-i-da-tive. The stress falls on "da". In IPA it is /ˌɑksəˈdaɪtɪv/.

Is oxidative a common word?

oxidative 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.