Oxidation reduction reactions definition

British Dictionary definitions for oxidation-reduction

oxidation-reduction

noun 1.

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. Also redox. (as modifier): an oxidation-reduction reaction

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oxidation-reduction in Medicine

oxidation-reduction n.
A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion. Also called redox

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