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redox
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redox /re·dox/ (re´doks) oxidation-reduction.
re·dox (rdks)

redox,
an abbreviation for reduction-oxidation (reaction). See oxidation-reduction reaction.

oxidation-reduction [ok″sĭ-da´shun-re-duk´shun]
the chemical reaction whereby electrons are removed (oxidation) from atoms of the substance being oxidized and transferred to those being reduced (reduction).

redox
oxidation-reduction.


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