Meaning Of The Word Oxidation-reduction

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oxidation-reduction in American English
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)
adjective: of or pertaining to such a reaction
noun: a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced

oxidation-reduction in British English
noun: a reversible chemical process usually involving the transfer of electrons, in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse reaction is a reduction

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