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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.
—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?
—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 15 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
redox
1 of 2 adjective
re·dox
ˈrē-ˌdäks
: of or relating to oxidation-reduction
redox
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