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oxidation-reduction

[ ok-si-dey-shuhn-ri-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.


adjective

  1. of or relating to such a reaction.

oxidation-reduction

noun

    1. a reversible chemical process usually involving the transfer of electrons, in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse reaction is a reduction
    2. Alsoredox ( as modifier )

      an oxidation-reduction reaction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

oxidation-reduction

  1. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxidation-reduction1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

The chemical processes known as oxidation-reduction can be remembered as “oil-rig.”

Biogeochemical cycling involves oxidation-reduction reactions with common metals like iron and manganese.

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