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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To address these problems, a team led by Prof. Yoonseob KIM, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, engineered redox covalent organic frameworks to function as QSSEs.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
As a consequence, the redox equilibrium of the tumor cell is disturbed, leading to an increase in oxidative stress, which kills the tumor cell.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
Work done at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source, a DOE Office of Science user facility, helped characterize the redox gating behavior.
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
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
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