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peroxidation

peroxidation noun: any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide.

Noun

peroxidation (countable and uncountable, plural peroxidations)

  1. Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide.
  2. The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide.
    • Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

peroxidation meaning in Tamil

peroxidation in Tamil

பெராக்சைடேற்றம்

Forms of peroxidation

pluralperoxidations

Origin of peroxidation

From peroxide + -ation.

Words formed from peroxidation

Questions about peroxidation

What does peroxidation mean?
Peroxidation means any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide.
What is peroxidation in Tamil?
Peroxidation in Tamil is பெராக்சைடேற்றம். See Peroxidation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peroxidation?
Peroxidation is a noun.
What is the plural of peroxidation?
The plural of peroxidation is peroxidations.

Words near peroxidation in the dictionary

  1. peroxidases
  2. peroxidasin
  3. peroxidasins
  4. peroxidated
  5. peroxidatic
  6. peroxidation
  7. peroxidations
  8. peroxidative
  9. peroxide
  10. peroxide blond
  11. peroxide blonde

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