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au·to-ox·i·da·tion (aw″to-ok″sĭ-daґshən) spontaneous direct combination, at ordinary temperatures, of a substance with molecular oxygen.Medical dictionary. 2011.
auto-oxidation — variant of autoxidation … Useful english dictionary
oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called redox reaction any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… … Universalium
Stabilizers for polymers — are used directly or by combinations to prevent the various effects such as oxidation, chain scission and uncontrolled recombinations and cross linking reactions that are caused by photo oxidation of polymers. Polymers are considered to get… … Wikipedia
Fatty acid — Not to be confused with fat. Butyric acid, a short chain fatty acid Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyun … Wikipedia
autoxidation — SYN: auto oxidation. * * * au·tox·i·da·tion ȯ .täk sə dā shən also au·to ox·i·da·tion .ȯt ō .äk sə dā shən n oxidation by direct combination with oxygen (as in air) at ordinary temperatures <the rancidity of fats and oils is caused by… … Medical dictionary
Idebenone — Drugbox IUPAC name = 2 (10 hydroxydecyl) 5,6 dimethoxy 3 methyl cyclohexa 2,5 diene 1,4 dione CAS number=58186 27 9 ATC prefix=N06 ATC suffix=BX13 PubChem=3686 DrugBank= C = 19 | H = 30 | O = 5 molecular weight = 338.439 g/mol bioavailability=… … Wikipedia
Rancidification — is the decomposition of fats, oils and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation, or both. Hydrolysis will split fatty acid chains away from the glycerol backbone in glycerides. These free fatty acids can then undergo further auto oxidation.… … Wikipedia
Spa bath — Note that the term spa bath can also refer to a spa or hot tub. A spa bath basin of water having a temperature of up to 45 degrees Celsius (#expr: 45 *9/5+32 Fahrenheit), containing salts, herbal extracts or herbal oils, in which the hands, feet… … Wikipedia
Radical substitution — In organic chemistry, a radical substitution reaction is a substitution reaction involving free radicals as a reactive intermediate. The reaction always involves at least two steps, and possibly a third. In the first step called initiation a free … Wikipedia
Carotenoid — Carotenoids are organic pigments that are naturally occurring in chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms like algae, some types of fungus and some bacteria.There are over 600 known carotenoids; they are split into two… … Wikipedia
