"oxidation number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oxidation numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxidation number (plural oxidation numbers)
  1. (chemistry) The hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule. Wikipedia link: oxidation number Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry): oxidační číslo [neuter] (Czech), oxidationstal [neuter] (Danish), hapetusluku (Finnish), nombre d’oxydation [masculine] (French), Oxidationszahl [feminine] (German), bilangan oksidasi (Indonesian), oxidationstal [neuter] (Swedish), bilang ng sadagisik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-oxidation_number-en-noun-Hl4MmsyL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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