oxidation

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Blood samples from patients with mucormycosis showed higher levels of fatty acid oxidation, which may help explain why they were more susceptible to infection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

This specifically remarkable as resistance to oxidation and ductility still cannot be predicted sufficiently to allow a targeted material design -- despite the great progress that has been achieved in computer-assisted materials development.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

When any of these enzymes — even a single one of them — is destroyed or weakened, the cycle of oxidation within the cell comes to a halt.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson