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Oxidation-reduction

see synonyms of oxidation-reduction

Noun

1. oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox

a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oxidation-reduction

see synonyms of oxidation-reduction
noun
a. 
a reversible chemical process usually involving the transfer of electrons, in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse reaction is a reduction
b. Also: redox
(as modifier)
an oxidation-reduction reaction

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Oxidation-reduction

see synonyms of oxidation-reduction
noun
a chemical reaction in which one of the reactants is reduced (gains one or more electrons) and another reactant is oxidized (loses one or more electrons)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oxidation-reduction

see synonyms of oxidation-reduction
n.
A chemical reaction in which a transfer of one or more electrons occurs.

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