antioxidant
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
antioxidant (plural antioxidants)
- Any substance that to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
- (nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
Antonyms
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Translations
substance that slows oxidation
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vitamin that acts against free radicals
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Adjective
antioxidant (not comparable)
- Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.
Translations
acting against oxidation
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Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antioxydant. By surface analysis, anti- + oxidant.
Noun
antioxidant m (plural antioxidanți)
Declension
Declension of antioxidant
| singular | plural | |||
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| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) antioxidant | antioxidantul | (niște) antioxidanți | antioxidanții |
| genitive/dative | (unui) antioxidant | antioxidantului | (unor) antioxidanți | antioxidanților |
| vocative | antioxidantule | antioxidanților | ||