oxidation
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Antioxidant preservatives instead slow oxidation, a chemical process that can cause foods to brown, develop unpleasant flavors, or become rancid.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The treated cells also showed greater expression of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
To overcome that obstacle, the researchers created a thermal oxidation pretreatment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
"What we show is that for two of the most common gold surface types, the surface atoms actually rearrange themselves in a way that makes the gold much more resistant to oxidation."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The epoxide is popularly described as “an oxidation product” produced by weathering.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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