a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand. 5. U.S. Archery. a slat 6 feet (183 cm) by 2 inches (5 cm) placed at a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for men and 60 yards (55 meters) for women, and used as a target. 6. Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a handheld rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book. Origin of wand Expand Middle English
oxidize - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; This metal oxidizes easily oxidate, oxidise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Conversely, the species that donates electrons is called the reducing agent; when the reaction occurs, it reduces the other species. In other words, what is oxidized is the reducing agent and what is reduced is the oxidizing agent. (Note: the oxidizing and reducing agents can be the same element or compound, as in disproportionation reactions). A good example of a redox reaction is the thermite reaction, in which iron atoms in ferric oxide lose (or give up) O atoms to Al atoms, producing Al 2 O 3.