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• n  the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

• Another nickname mattered: an abandoned dump near the oxidation pond was called Mount Trashmore.
• Still, researchers have found such cardiovascular benefits as: decreased blood pressure and oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesterol and improved blood flow through coronary arteries.
• Screwcaps let in less air, and since their cellular composition is man-made, adopters like Bonny Doon say the caps offer a more controlled oxidation process that allows wine to age .

• oxidization
• oxidisation

News & Articles

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• Scientists Show Evidence of How Earth Got Its Oxygen
  The precursor to photosynthesis may lie in manganese oxidation        
  June 28, 2013 - AnandTech
• AntiAging Institute of California Now Offers Natural Supplements that Help Improve the Quality of Life
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The aging process is related to DNA damage, oxidation, inflammation and the wear and tear of excess weight or obesity. The AntiAging Institute of California ...
  June 25, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Paul Crutzen in Reuters
  We expect this highly flexible palette of catalysts to be useful for a wide variety of catalytic reactions that are catalyzed by a high oxidation state alkylidene species, and to be able to design catalytic metathesis reactions with a control that... Richard Schrock http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Schrock&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEh_WdrflSEcHU2eURbW4dm5jvzbg Science Daily (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081116142336.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFeDgJW8NuxMuFA3bTSnnJli0v2Ag Nov 16, 2008 71487 95419 oxidation We are now entering a very intensive period of model calculations and following that we will conduct small experiments to test the sulphur oxidation mechanisms that we calculated," Crutzen said.
• Ruslana Lyzhychko in Cornell Chronicle
  For raw meat and poultry products, the solution lies with safe foods produced using non-thermal pasteurization technologies, such as UV/Advanced Oxidation technologies and antimicrobial spray treatments, combined with safe preparation and proper... James Marsden http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Marsden&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH61tWRHj-coZimITPuOf4QUlJ_kw Food Product Design http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foodproductdesign.com/news/2010/06/consumer-education-boosts-food-safety.aspx&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF_OQrGoaOeAwfNAGA8dQ361fizAw Jun 17, 2010 71489 95424 oxidative DlaT's main job is to help M. tuberculosis get energy from nutrients. But when the bacterium is under stress, it also uses the enzyme to defend itself against oxidative damage from human immune cells, such as macrophages," explains study lead...