loading...| Preferred Name |
Oxidation/Reduction |
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| Synonyms |
Oxidoreduction Oxidation/Reduction Redox |
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| Definitions |
All electron-transfer reactions are considered oxidation/reduction reactions. The substance gaining electrons ("oxidizing agent" or "oxidant") is oxidizing the substance that is losing electrons ("reducing agent" or "reductant"). In the process, the "oxidizing agent" is itself reduced by the "reducing agent." |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16945 |
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| code |
C16945 |
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| DEFINITION |
All electron-transfer reactions are considered oxidation/reduction reactions. The substance gaining electrons ("oxidizing agent" or "oxidant") is oxidizing the substance that is losing electrons ("reducing agent" or "reductant"). In the process, the "oxidizing agent" is itself reduced by the "reducing agent." |
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| FULL_SYN |
Oxidoreduction Oxidation/Reduction Redox |
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| label |
Oxidation/Reduction |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Oxidation-Reduction |
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| Preferred_Name |
Oxidation/Reduction |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C16945 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Molecular Function |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0030012 |
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| subClassOf |