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redox reaction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chemical reaction in which some of the atoms have their oxidation number changed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: oxidoreduction

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: redoxreactie — Translations
  • Finnish: hapetus-pelkistysreaktio — Translations
  • Finnish: redux-reaktio — Translations
  • French: oxydoréduction — Translations
  • German: Redoxreaktion — Translations
  • Greek: οξειδοαναγωγή (oxeidoanagogí) — Translations
  • Indonesian: reaksi redoks — Translations
  • Italian: ossidoriduzione — Translations
  • Malay: tindak balas redoks — Translations
  • Polish: reakcja redoks — Translations
  • Russian: окисли́тельно-восстанови́тельная реа́кция (okislítelʹno-vosstanovítelʹnaja reákcija) — Translations