National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Oxidation/Reduction
Synonyms

Oxidoreduction

Oxidation/Reduction

Redox

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."

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16945

code

C16945

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."

FULL_SYN

Oxidoreduction

Oxidation/Reduction

Redox

label

Oxidation/Reduction

Legacy Concept Name

Oxidation-Reduction

Preferred_Name

Oxidation/Reduction

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16945

Semantic_Type

Molecular Function

UMLS_CUI

C0030012

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C19899

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