electron transfer reactions

A form of electron transfer reaction — A reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of electron transfer reaction
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