Oxidálódó

Oxidálódó is a Hungarian present participle form of the verb oxidálódni and functions as an adjective describing something that undergoes oxidation. It corresponds to the English term “oxidizing” in the sense of being subject to oxidation, rather than meaning the agent that causes oxidation. In scientific and technical contexts, it is used to characterize substances or surfaces that are currently undergoing oxidation, for example during corrosion or biochemical oxidation processes. For instance, a phrase like oxidálódó fém refers to a metal that is in the process of oxidizing.

Morphology and usage: The suffix -ódó forms a present participle and, as an adjective, oxidálódó agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. It can appear in attributive position (oxidálódó felület) or predicative position (A fém oxidálódó). The related verb form oxidálódik denotes the present tense “is oxidizing.” The past participle oxidált describes something that has already undergone oxidation (oxidált anyag).

Etymology: The word is derived from the verb oxidálódni, which itself comes from the noun oxidation (oxidáció) with Hungarian participial suffixes. The term is used primarily in chemistry, materials science, and contexts discussing reactions with oxygen or other oxidizing agents.

See also: oxidáció, oxidáló, oxidált, korrózió, elektrokémia.