AUTOXIDATION


Meaning of AUTOXIDATION in English

/aw tok'si day"sheuhn/ , n. Chem.

1. the oxidation of a compound by exposure to air.

2. an oxidation reaction in which another substance, in addition to air and the compound being oxidized, must be present.

Also, autooxidation .

[ AUT- + OXIDATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .