ANTIOXIDANT

antioxidant

(noun) substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

antioxidant (plural antioxidants)

Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.

(nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.

Antonyms

• oxidant

Adjective

antioxidant (not comparable)

Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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