oxidoreduction
/ˌɑksɪdoʊrɪˈdʌkʃən/
noun
- A chemical reaction in which one substance loses electrons (oxidation) and another gains electrons (reduction) at the same time.
- The battery works through an oxidoreduction reaction between the two metals.
- Many industrial processes rely on oxidoreduction to produce energy or materials.
- In biology class, we learned that cellular respiration is an oxidoreduction process.
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