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While the exchange of electrons with sulfur is relatively slow, iodine undergoes electron exchange (technically termed a redox reaction) extremely quickly.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
The coveted metal is used in redox-flow batteries, which store excess charge from intermittent sources like solar and wind and feed it back to the grid.
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William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
What if bacteria buried in the mud were completing the redox reaction by somehow bypassing the oxygen-poor layers?
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Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Aug. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
reduction + oxidation
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Redox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redox. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
redox
1 of 2 adjective
re·dox
ˈrē-ˌdäks
: of or relating to oxidation-reduction
redox
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