oxidation

oxi·da·tion (äk′si dā′s̸hən)

noun

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
the process of increasing the positive valence or of decreasing the negative valence of an element or ion
the process by which electrons are removed from atoms or ions

Etymology: Fr: see oxide & -ation

ox′i·da′·tive adjective

Preposition: of

lipoprotein: Estrogen and inhibition of oxidation of low-density lipoproteins in postmenopausal women.
ammonia: The Ostwald Process This involves the catalytic oxidation of ammonia to form nitrogen monoxide.
methane: Clearly, oxidation of this methane would have little impact on atmospheric oxygen levels.
hydrocarbon: AEROBIC is an EU funded project to investigate the formation of organic aerosols from the oxidation of natural hydrocarbons.
lipid: The heart and cardiovascular health Blood clotting and oxidation of lipids in the blood are important factors leading to heart disease.
substrate: Oxidation of substrates initially generates NADH which is recycled to NAD by the electron transport chain ( ETC ) in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

Converse of object

catalyze: However other enzymes in living material can also catalyze oxidation with the oxygen in air.
catalyze: All the different aspects of the modeling of oxidations catalyzed by metalloenzymes are dealt with.
inhibit: Antioxidants inhibit the oxidation of lipids in cell membranes, leading to impairment of cell function.

Adjective modifier

catalytic: State that catalytic oxidation can be carried out in the Laboratory.
anaerobic: We are also investigating anaerobic methane oxidation using conventional and molecular techniques.
fatty: Control of fatty acid oxidation is exerted mainly at the step of fatty acid entry into mitochondria.
aromatic: Laboratory work will be complemented by both chamber and modeling studies, to provide improved mechanisms for aromatic oxidation.
selective: This involves looking at catalytic dissociation of ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen and also the selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen and water.
partial: Many ways exist to produce hydrogen from fossil fuels, with partial oxidation being one of the most competitive.

Modifies a noun

catalyst: Envirox is an oxidation catalyst based on cerium oxide.

Noun used with modifier

methane: Here we are trying to maintain a methane oxidation mechanism that is always up-to-date.
lipid: These results indicate similar behavior to that of lipid oxidation.
carbohydrate: In both trials, total fat oxidation was higher and the total ingested carbohydrates oxidation lower in the boys than in the men.
substrate: Lecture 18: Bioenergetics [ 1 ] - substrate oxidation.

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