OXIDATION-REDUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxidation-reduction mean? 

• OXIDATION-REDUCTION (noun)
  The noun OXIDATION-REDUCTION has 1 sense:

1. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

  Familiarity information: OXIDATION-REDUCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXIDATION-REDUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

oxidation-reduction; oxidoreduction; redox

Hypernyms ("oxidation-reduction" is a kind of...):

chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)

 Context examples 

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate, an oxidation-reduction coenzyme, found in eukaryotic cells and is involved in many enzymatic reactions.

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