Definition of oxidative in English:
oxidative
Pronunciation /ˈäksəˌdādiv/ /ˈɑksəˌdeɪdɪv/
adjective
Chemistry
Relating to the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.
- ‘In addition, nonsmokers also exhibited significant oxidative damage decreases.’
- ‘Oxidative stress is the term given to the destructive process caused by free radical molecules.’
- ‘Potassium salts have effects on pH and thus on microbiological activity and oxidative stability.’
- ‘Beck and Levander wondered whether other viruses were susceptible to changes in the oxidative environment of their host cells.’
- ‘The changes that take place often involve oxidative processes and are therefore dependent on oxygen.’