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