redox

See also: rédox

English

Etymology

Shortening of reduction and oxidation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːdɒks/, /ˈɹɛdɒks/

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Adjective

redox (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

Derived terms

• redox indicator
• redox potential
• redox reaction

Noun

redox (uncountable)

1. (rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.

Derived terms

• auto-redox

Translations

chemical reaction

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氧化还原 (yǎnghuàhuányuán)

• Danish: redoxproces c, redoxreaktion c
• French: oxydoréduction (fr) f
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• Greek: οξειδοαναγωγή (el) f (oxeidoanagogí)
• Italian: ossidoriduzione (it) f, redox (it) f
• Spanish: redox, rédox
• Turkish: redoks (tr)
• Welsh: rhydocs

Verb

redox (third-person singular simple present redoxes, present participle redoxing, simple past and past participle redoxed)

1. (transitive) To subject to a redox reaction.

See also

• reducing agent
• oxidizing agent

Anagrams

• EXORD, XORed, doxer, exord