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oxidation-reduction

[ok-si-dey-shuh n-ri-duhk-shuh n]Chemistry
noun
  1. a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
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adjective
  1. of or relating to such a reaction.
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Origin of oxidation-reduction

First recorded in 1905–10
Also called redox.
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British Dictionary definitions for oxidation-reduction

oxidation-reduction

noun
    1. a reversible chemical process usually involving the transfer of electrons, in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse reaction is a reduction
    2. Also: redox(as modifier)an oxidation-reduction reaction
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oxidation-reduction in Medicine

oxidation-reduction

n.
  1. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.redox
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oxidation-reduction in Science

oxidation-reduction

  1. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.
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