oxidation

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To investigate their hypothesis, Salomon and his colleagues relied on decades of experience studying lipid oxidation, along with chemical insight, to predict that pseudo leukotrienes existed.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Using this framework, the researchers traced how electrons move through the molecular film, how individual molecules undergo oxidation and reduction, and how counterions shift within the molecular matrix.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

If synthesized in a normal atmosphere, manganese and iron would continue binding with oxygen and shift to a higher oxidation state, preventing the material from forming correctly.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

I learned to force a patina—a controlled oxidation to protect the blade—with vinegar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

After the first, preliminary steps of oxidation have been performed in the cytoplasm the fuel molecule is taken into the mitochondria.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson