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redox

/ˈriː.dɒks/

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noun

/ˈriː.dɒks/C1formalscientific
  • ruТип обратимой химической реакции, включающей перенос электронов, при котором одно вещество подвергается окислению, а другое — восстановлению.

A type of reversible chemical reaction involving the transfer of electrons, where one substance undergoes oxidation and another undergoes reduction.

  1. Chemical reaction typeC1formalscientific

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

    ruОкислительно-восстановительная реакция

    • The redox reaction between iron and oxygen produces rust.
    • In a redox reaction, electrons are transferred from one substance to another.
    • Batteries operate based on redox reactions.

    Synonymsoxidation-reduction

Forms
  • redoxes plural form
  • redoxes' possessive plural form
  • redox's possessive singular form