Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical reaction in which a transfer of one or more electrons occurs.
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- noun a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
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Examples
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He was a Hungarian biochemist who had worked in a number of countries and had a special interest in oxidation-reduction mechanisms in the body.
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Chance had reported that the surface fluorescence of other organs reflected the oxidation-reduction state of those tissues.
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They get their energy by oxidizing ferrous iron into ferric-but that's a change that can happen spontaneously if the oxidation-reduction potential and the pH of the solution are right, and both of those conditions can be affected by ordinary decay bacteria.
A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953
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They get their energy by oxidizing ferrous iron into ferric-but that's a change that can happen spontaneously if the oxidation-reduction potential and the pH of the solution are right, and both of those conditions can be affected by ordinary decay bacteria.
A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953
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The important principles around which practically all quantitative methods may be grouped are: Neutralization, solubility-product, oxidation-reduction, colorimetry, and evolution and measurement of gases.
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Electrochemical cells are made possible through oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Representing different sides of the cellular oxidation-reduction process, NAD (P) H is only fluorescent in its reduced form, while FPs are only fluorescent when oxidized.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles William L. Rice et al. 2010
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Niacin -- Required by 200 enzymes for energy producing oxidation-reduction reactions, and appears to aid in DNA repair and stress responses.
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It is an intermediate in the oxidation-reduction pathway, contributing electrons to cytochrome c oxidase-the real oxygen binding enzyme.
Planet Atheism 2008
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He discovered flavin proteins and did seminal work on oxidation-reduction enzymes that use NAD+ as a cofactor.
Planet Atheism 2008
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