redox

American  

[ree-doks] / ˈri dɒks /

noun

Chemistry.

1. oxidation-reduction.

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redox British  

/ ˈriːdɒks /

noun

1. (modifier) another term for oxidation-reduction

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Etymology

Origin of redox

First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening and inversion

Example Sentences

"We show that this environmentally important redox reaction is not solely chemical," says Alexander Loy, research group leader at CeMESS, the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna.

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In chemical reactions, electrons enable redox processes, bond formation, and catalytic activity.

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As a consequence, the redox equilibrium of the tumor cell is disturbed, leading to an increase in oxidative stress, which kills the tumor cell.

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The redox gating phenomenon could also be useful for creating new quantum materials whose phases could be manipulated at low power, said Argonne physicist Hua Zhou, another co-corresponding author of the study.

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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.

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