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oxidation-reduction
[ok-si-dey-shuhn-ri-duhk-shuhn]
noun
a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
adjective
of or relating to such a reaction.
oxidation-reduction
noun
a reversible chemical process usually involving the transfer of electrons, in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse reaction is a reduction
Also: redox.( as modifier )
an oxidation-reduction reaction
oxidation-reduction
A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oxidation-reduction1
Example Sentences
The chemical processes known as oxidation-reduction can be remembered as “oil-rig.”
Biogeochemical cycling involves oxidation-reduction reactions with common metals like iron and manganese.
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