autooxidation

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noun

autoxidation

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounautooxidation (usually uncountable, plural autooxidations)

plural autooxidations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryautoxidation

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Englishauto-
  8. Englishoxidation
  9. Englishautooxidation

From auto- + oxidation.

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APA

autooxidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autooxidation

MLA

“autooxidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autooxidation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autooxidation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autooxidation.

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