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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Oxidation-reduction.

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  • noun chemistry a reversible process in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[red(uction) + ox(idation).]

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REDuction + OXidation

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