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Redox

[ree-doks] Origin

re·dox

[ree-doks]

Origin:
1820–30; by shortening and inversion
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Redox is always a great word to know.
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to heat intensely or roast
of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state or three valence state
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redox (ˈriːdɒks)
 
n
(modifier) another term for oxidation-reduction
 
[C20: from red(uction) + ox(idation)]

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redox
1928, from red(uction) + ox(idation).
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redox re·dox (rē'dŏks')
n.
See oxidation-reduction.

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