Meanings
nounperoxidation (countable and uncountable, plural peroxidations)
plural peroxidations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe reaction of a double bond with a peroxide.
Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Italic*per
- Latinper
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Italic*peri-
- Latinper-
- Englishper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishperoxide
- Englishperoxidation
Translations
French peroxydation
- peroxydationall senses
Italian perossidazione
- perossidazioneall senses
Portuguese peroxidação
- peroxidaçãoall senses
Spanish peroxidación
- peroxidaciónall senses
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
peroxidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidation
MLA
“peroxidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peroxidation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidation.
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