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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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