Definitions
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 onereaction is anoxidation and thereverse is areduction
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- noun a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
Etymologies
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Examples
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The corresponding loss and gain half reactions would form one whole reaction, and it is classified as a redox reaction.
LearnHub Activities 2009
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Processes known as redox chemistry are fundamental to the way cells derive and consume energy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In 1996 he started investigating protein folding of redox-active metalloproteins, especially copper proteins.
CV - Bo Malmström 2010
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I can understand why the government would prefer that only professionals in the chemical industry know how to balance a redox reaction, and that only licensed explosives experts have any clue how to make things go boom, but really ...
The Volokh Conspiracy » Car Bomb Found in Times Square? 2010
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Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was raised while glutathione was depleted and the redox state became more oxidised, suggestive of oxidative stress. (for my non-technical readers, it suffices to say that none of this is good for the egg or the zygote).
Maternal Excess Weight Stresses Oozytes | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes 2010
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The vanadium price has been volatile since 2004, but may be boosted by emerging vanadium redox flow battery technology, which allows renewable energy to be stored.
Commodities Lose Allure Edward Russell-Walling 2011
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The redox potential (aka. reduction) is a downside to this type of closure, similar to screwcap.
Heart & Hands Wine Company: Unique Focus (Pinot!) and a Unique Tasting Experience 2009
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Maternal diet-induced obesity alters mitochondrial activity and redox status in mouse oocytes and zygotes.
Maternal Excess Weight Stresses Oozytes | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes 2010
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One promising flow battery type is called a vanadium redox battery, and the way it works sheds some light on why these batteries can last so long.
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But look a little closer and the data was good solid science: Test run of new vanadium redox battery-powered display.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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