REDOX

oxidoreduction, oxidation-reduction, redox

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

redox (not comparable)

(chemistry) Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

Noun

redox (uncountable)

(rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.

Verb

redox (third-person singular simple present redoxes, present participle redoxing, simple past and past participle redoxed)

(transitive) To subject to a redox reaction.

Anagrams

• EXORD, XORed, doxer, exord

Source: Wiktionary



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