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electron transfer reaction

electron transfer reaction noun: a reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.

Noun

electron transfer reaction (plural electron transfer reactions)

  1. A reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.

Forms of electron transfer reaction

pluralelectron transfer reactions

Questions about electron transfer reaction

What does electron transfer reaction mean?
Electron transfer reaction means a reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.
What part of speech is electron transfer reaction?
Electron transfer reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of electron transfer reaction?
The plural of electron transfer reaction is electron transfer reactions.

Words near electron transfer reaction in the dictionary

  1. electron shell
  2. electron shells
  3. electron spin resonance
  4. electron spin resonances
  5. electron transfer
  6. electron transfer reaction
  7. electron transfer reactions
  8. electron transfers
  9. electron tube
  10. electron tubes
  11. electron volt

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