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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These results demonstrate the potential of redox covalent organic frameworks to significantly strengthen CIB technology.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
"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.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
In chemical reactions, electrons enable redox processes, bond formation, and catalytic activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
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
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
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