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
This carefully tuned synergy allowed ethanol oxidation to proceed efficiently at temperatures below 250oC.
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025
By studying the resulting data, they could confirm the oxidation states of individual elements and demonstrate that the materials were stable.
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
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