peroxidation
/ (pəˌrɒksɪˈdeɪʃən) /
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noun
a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
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How to use peroxidation in a sentence
This arises from the peroxidation of the iron, to whose protoxide they owe their tint.
Other glasses become purpled by exposure, owing to the peroxidation of the manganese.
This quantity of protosulphate requires for complete peroxidation just the quantity of oxygen liberated by 10 gr.