oxidation number
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O
oxidation number is a valid 16-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1X8I1D2A1T1I1O1N1N1U1M3B3E1R1
1 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does oxidation number mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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”
SYNONYMS
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