OXIDATION-REDUCTION


Meaning of OXIDATION-REDUCTION in English

/ok'si day"sheuhn ri duk"sheuhn/ , Chem.

n.

1. a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to such a reaction. Also called redox .

[ 1905-10 ]

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