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Definition of Oxidants
1. oxidant [n] - See also: oxidant
Medical Definition of Oxidants
1. Oxidizing agents or electron-accepting molecules in chemical reactions in which electrons are transferred from one molecule to another (oxidation-reduction). In vivo, it appears that phagocyte-generated oxidants function as tumour promoters or cocarcinogens rather than as complete carcinogens perhaps because of the high levels of endogenous antioxidant defenses. It is also thought that oxidative damage in joints may trigger the autoimmune response that characterises the persistence of the rheumatoid disease process. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidants
Literary usage of Oxidants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Modulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells Exposed
to oxidants Yvonne MW Janssen,1 Kevin E. Driscoll,2 Cynthia R. Timblin,1 ..."
2. Primary Batteries by Henry Smith Carhart (1891)
"Relative Value of oxidants in Batteries. — Some interesting and valuable experiments
have recently been made by JT Sprague, designed to test the relative ..."
3. Raising Standards for American Education (1993)
"Number of fruit per tree was reduced by ambient oxidants and SO2. Individual fruit
weights were reduced by ambient oxidants, but no other fruit quality ..."
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