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re·dox
(rē′dŏks′)n.
Oxidation-reduction.
[red(uction) + ox(idation).]
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redox
(ˈriːdɒks)n
(Chemistry) (modifier) another term for oxidation-reduction
[C20: from red(uction) + ox(idation)]
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oxida′tion-reduc`tion
n.
a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
Also called redox. [1905–10]
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| Noun | 1. | redox - a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" |
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