redox
/ˈriːdɒks/noun
उच्चारण रीडॉक्स
अपचयोपचय, रेडॉक्स
Advanced word
noun
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[U] technical
(in chemistry) a process in which one substance is reduced and another is oxidized at the same time
अपचयोपचय, रेडॉक्स
- Rusting of iron is an example of a redox reaction.
- redox reactions in living cells
⌂Word origin and word building
From reduction and oxidation, the two processes that happen together in a redox reaction.
यह reduction और oxidation से बना है, जो redox reaction में साथ-साथ होने वाली दो प्रक्रियाएँ हैं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In a redox reaction, oxidation is the loss of electrons and reduction is the gain of electrons.
Redox reaction में oxidation का अर्थ electrons का खोना और reduction का अर्थ electrons पाना है।