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/ˈrɛdɒks rɪˈækʃən/ · red·ox re·ac·tion
noun
- A chemical reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously, involving the transfer of electrons from one reactant (the reducing agent) to another (the oxidizing agent). When iron rusts, the oxidation of iron and the reduction of oxygen constitute a redox reaction.
- Any process, natural or engineered, that involves the transfer of electrons between species, such as cellular respiration or metal corrosion. Cellular respiration is a series of redox reactions that release energy from glucose.
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Did you know? The word 'redox' is a portmanteau of reduction and oxidation and first appeared in scientific journals in the 1930s, streamlining a phrase that had previously required two separate words.