oxidation-reduction cell

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• oxidation-reduction potential — n the standard potential of an atom or ion that undergoes oxidation at the anode or reduction at the cathode in an electrochemical cell as compared to the potential of a standard hydrogen electrode when it is undergoing the same process called… …   Medical dictionary

• oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called  redox reaction        any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… …   Universalium

• oxidation-reduction potential — noun : the potential at which oxidation occurs at the anode and reduction at the cathode in an electrochemical cell; especially : the standard potential referred to the standard hydrogen electrode as zero symbol E°; called also redox potential;… …   Useful english dictionary

• oxidation-reduction — /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] * * * or redox Any… …   Universalium

• Reduction potential — (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential, ORP or Eh) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Reduction potential is measured in volts (V), or millivolts (mV). Each… …   Wikipedia

• cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

• reduction — reductional, adj. /ri duk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of reducing or the state of being reduced. 2. the amount by which something is reduced or diminished. 3. a form produced by reducing; a copy on a smaller scale. 4. Cell Biol. meiosis, esp. the… …   Universalium

• reduction potential — noun : the potential at which reduction occurs at the cathode in an electrochemical cell compare oxidation reduction potential * * * Physical Chem. (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs. Cf. oxidation… …   Useful english dictionary

• oxidation potential — noun : the potential at which oxidation occurs at the anode in an electrochemical cell * * * Physical Chem. (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which oxidation occurs. Cf. reduction potential. [1895 1900] * * * oxidation… …   Useful english dictionary

• oxidation potential — Physical Chem. (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which oxidation occurs. Cf. reduction potential. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

• reduction potential — Physical Chem. (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs. Cf. oxidation potential. * * * …   Universalium