ammoxidation etymology

English word ammoxidation comes from English ammonia, English oxidation

Detailed word origin of ammoxidation

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ammonia English (eng) (inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
oxidation English (eng) (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.. The combination of a substance with oxygen.
ammoxidation English (eng) (organic chemistry) The reaction of ammonia and oxygen with any of several classes of organic compound.

Words with the same origin as ammoxidation

Descendants of ammonia
K-hole amide aminase amination amine aminic aminimide aminoalkynylation aminoanthraquinone aminocandin aminolevulinic aminopyridine aminotetralin aminyl amitriptyline ammonemia ammonic ammonify ammonuria hyperaminoacidemia monomethylamine vitamin vitaminic vitaminize
Descendants of oxidation
auto-redox redox