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An organism is said to experience oxidative stress when the effects of prooxidants (eg free radicals, reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species) exceed the ability of antioxidant systems to neutralize them.
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| oxidation |
Oxidation is the addition of oxygen, removal of hydrogen, or the removal of electrons from an element or compound. In the environment, organic matter is oxidized to more stable substances. The opposite of reduction
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| oxidant |
(noun) in oxidation-reduction reactions, the acceptor of an electron
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| oxidation number |
The charge that would be present on an atom if the element or compound in which the atom is found were ionic.
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| oxidizing agent |
An atom, ion, or molecule that gains electrons in a chemical reaction, thereby oxidizing the substance with which it reacts.
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