Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A substance that oxidizes another substance; an oxidizing agent.
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- n. an oxidizing agent
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An oxidizing agent; a substance which yields up oxygen readily to other bodies.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a substance that oxidizes another substance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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Antioxidants are molecules which can safely interact with free radicals and terminate the chain reaction before vital molecules are damaged, and green tea has EGCG as an anti-oxidant which is found to be 100 times more effective than vitamin C, 25 times more effective than Vitamin E and twice as powerful as its peers!
Green Tea and Health - A perspective study of the truths and the myths
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The "oxidant" in the word "antioxidant" isn't just anything having to do with oxygen, "oxidant" is referring to a chemical reaction called oxidation.
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Modern research on the subject, of which there is a growing amount, tends to look at spices 'anti-oxidant, nutritional, disinfectant or anti-microbial effects.
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Meanwhile, Arnie take my advice, lots of anti-oxidant vegetables, long walks and naps.
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In further to lithium-ion batteries, there is a battery dungeon is promising fuel, that is a approach to exist in a fuel as well as oxidant chemical appetite without delay in to physical phenomenon plant.
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Methylene blue in high doses is itself an oxidant.
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Lorac Natural Performance Foundation provides medium coverage, along with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant ingredients to keep irritation at bay. $36 at Sephora.
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On a more general note - I for one, will be quite cautious about believing the health benefits of any products claiming “anti-oxidant” properties unless these benefits are clearly demonstrated in properly conducted intervention trial in humans.
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A love potion would be part painkiller, part anti-oxidant, part anxiety reducer; it might result in stomach upset, there would have to be something for desire and something for the sharpening of the senses that can occur.
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Green tea contains a powerful anti-oxidant called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
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