redox

ˈrɛdɒks

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Definition of redox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

chemical reaction with simultaneous oxidation and reduction

TECH.

Redox is crucial in cellular respiration.
Understanding redox is key in electrochemistry.
Redox reactions occur in batteries.

oxidation-reduction

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redox potential

measure of how strongly a chemical system gains or loses electrons

The scientist measured the redox potential of the solution with a platinum electrode.

Origin of redox

reduction + oxidation

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oxidation number

redox math

formal charge value assigned to an atom within a compound

oxidizing agent

redox reaction

chemical that becomes reduced while oxidizing another

acceptor

redox chemistry

material or substance that accepts electrons during a reaction

disproportionation

redox process

reaction where one substance changes both ways, yielding two distinct products

NADP

acr.

acr: Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate

coenzyme involved in redox reactions

oxidant

redox reactions

agent that accepts electrons during redox reactions

polarography

chemistry

electrochemical technique for analyzing redox reactions

triphosphopyridine nucleotide

chemistry

coenzyme involved in redox reactions

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French:redox, ...
German:Redoxreaktion, ...
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Chinese:氧化还原反应, ...
Japanese:酸化還元, ...
Arabic:تَفَاعُل أَكْسَدَة وَاخْتِزَال, ...
Hebrew:רֵדוֹקְס, ...
Russian:редокс, ...
Ukrainian:редокс, ...
Hindi:रेडॉक्स, ...
Bengali:রেডক্স, ...
Catalan:redox, ...
Czech:redoxní reakce, ...
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Dutch:redox, ...
Greek:οξειδοαναγωγή, ...
Hungarian:redoxreakció, ...
Khmer:ប្រតិកម្មអុកស៊ីតកម្មកាត់បន្ថយ, ...
Korean:산화환원 반응, ...
Persian:واکنش ردوکس, ...
Polish:redoks, ...
Portuguese (BR):redox, ...
Romanian:redox, ...
Swedish:redox, ...
Thai:รีดอกซ์, ...
Turkish:redoks, ...
Vietnamese:phản ứng oxi hóa khử, ...

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Definition of redox - Reverso English Dictionary

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