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oxidation reduction

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ox⋅i⋅da⋅tion-re⋅duc⋅tion

  [ok-si-dey-shuhn-ri-duhk-shuhn] Chemistry
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–noun
1. a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to such a reaction.
Also called redox.

Origin:
1905–10
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Main Entry: oxidation–reduction
Function: noun
: a chemical reaction in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom or molecule to another called alsooxidoreduction, redox
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oxidation-reduction n.
A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion. Also called redox.

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oxidation-reduction  
A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion loses electrons to another atom or ion.
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