Definitions
substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
Word origin
From anti- + oxidant.
Used in a sentence
“The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects.”
“In Philasterides dicentrarchi, a scuticociliate pathogen of turbot, resveratrol causes oxidative stress, inhibition of antioxidant enzymes and morphological alterations in the mitochondria [17 ,54 ].”
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