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Definition of Autoxidation
1. Noun. (chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autoxidation
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Medical Definition of Autoxidation
1. The direct combination of a substance with molecular oxygen at ordinary temperatures. Synonym: autoxidation. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoxidation
Literary usage of Autoxidation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Researches on Cellulose III (1905-1910) by Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan (1912)
"The autoxidation of the ligno-celluloses has been investigated by the late WJ
Russell, and the results of his investigations are noted, more particularly ..."
2. Approaches for the Remediation of Federal Facility Sites Contaminated with by Edwin Barth (1994)
"autoxidation in solvents is facilitated by three factors: • Exposure to oxygen •
Exposure to light, including sunlight • Storage time Oxygen is a necessary ..."
3. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"Rupture of the ethylene bond by autoxidation has been noted in many instances,
aldehydes, ... In the autoxidation of styrene marked polymerization occurs, ..."
4. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"formed, when air is admitted, in the process of the taking up of oxygen by
autoxidation of a spontaneously oxidising substance. ..."
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