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• reduction-oxidation — /rəˌdʌkʃən ɒksəˈdeɪʃən/ (say ruh.dukshuhn oksuh dayshuhn) Chemistry –noun 1. a reaction in which one substance is reduced and another is oxidised or de oxidised. –adjective 2. of or relating to such a reaction. Also, redox …  

• 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

• Reduction — Reduction, reduced, or reduce may refer to:cienceChemistry*Reduction – chemical reaction in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state) changed. **Reduced gas – a gas with a low oxidation number **Ore reduction: see… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — [äks΄ə dā′shənrē duk′shən] n. a chemical reaction in which one of the reactants is reduced (gains one or more electrons) and another reactant is oxidized (loses one or more electrons) …   English World dictionary

• oxidation — [äk΄si dā′shən] n. [Fr: see OXIDE & ATION] 1. any process in which oxygen combines with an element or substance, either slowly, as in the rusting of iron, or rapidly, as in the burning of wood 2. the process of increasing the positive valence or… …   English World 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 state — Not to be confused with Oxidation number. In chemistry, the oxidation state is an indicator of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound. The formal oxidation state is the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — Any chemical oxidation or reduction reaction, which must, in toto, comprise both oxidation and reduction; the basis for calling all oxidative enzymes (formerly oxidases) oxidoreductases. Often shortened to “redox.” * * * oxidation reduction n a… …   Medical dictionary

• 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