antioxidant

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Noun

antioxidant (plural antioxidants)

1. Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
2. (nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.

Antonyms

• oxidant

Translations

• French: antioxydant
• German: Antioxidans
• Italian: antiossidante
• Portuguese: antioxidante
• Russian: антиоксида́нт
• Spanish: antioxidante

Translations

• Italian: antiossidante
• Portuguese: antioxidante
• Spanish: antioxidante

Adjective

antioxidant (not comparable)

1. Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

Translations

• French: antioxydant
• Italian: antiossidante
• Portuguese: antioxidante
• Spanish: antioxidante

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