redox
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of redox
First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening and inversion
Vocabulary lists containing redox
Chemistry - High School
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Example Sentences
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When the voltage reached a certain threshold, roughly half of a volt, the material would begin to inject electrons through the gate from a source redox material into a channel material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
Moreover, the redox gating technique may extend across versatile functional semiconductors and low-dimensional quantum materials composed of sustainable elements.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
Rate increases of that magnitude have been seen before but in a different class of catalytic reactions known as redox half-reactions, which involve the gain or loss of an electron.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
The term redox comes from 'reduction,' referring to the gain of electrons, and 'oxidation,' referring to the loss of electrons.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
Researchers at Linköping University have now developed a material whose absorption of terahertz signals can be turned on and off through a redox reaction.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
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