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auto-oxidation

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auto-oxidation /au·to-ox·i·da·tion/ (aw″to-ok″sĭ-da´shun) spontaneous direct combination, at normal temperatures, with molecular oxygen.
auto-oxidation

autoxidation, auto-oxidation
the spontaneous reaction of a compound with molecular oxygen at room temperature.


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During the processing or compounding, the rubber is exposed to higher heat and shear, with oxygen present, and the stabilizer helps to maintain the needed properties of the rubber by preventing degradation upon production and auto-oxidation during storage, i.
Although LTX-diol identified as the peak II component isolated from ground corncob in this study is an auto-oxidation product of linoleic acid in animals, a cytosolic epoxide hydrolase can metabolize the epoxy fatty esters to their vicinol diols (Halankar et al.
142) They are produced in vivo during mitochondrial respiration as well as by auto-oxidation of chemical and biologic molecules.
 
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