oxidation-reduction
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Related to oxidation-reduction: Oxidation-reduction potential, Oxidation-reduction reaction
ox·i·da·tion-re·duc·tion
(ŏk′sĭ-dā′shən-rĭ-dŭk′shən)n.
A chemical reaction in which a transfer of one or more electrons occurs.
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oxidation-reduction
n
(Chemistry)
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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oxida′tion-reduc`tion
n.
a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
Also called redox. [1905–10]
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oxidation-reduction
A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.
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Noun | 1. | oxidation-reduction - a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" |
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