oxidation Definition
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
oxidation Related Forms
ox′i·da′·tive adjective
oxidation Usage Examples
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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