autoxidatorn.
/ɔːˈtɒksᵻdeɪtə/, U.S. /ɔˈtɑksəˌdeɪdər/, /ɑˈtɑksəˌdeɪdər/ Chemistry. Now rare.
A substance which undergoes autoxidation; esp. an oxidized intermediate which causes further oxidation.
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1883 Science 30 Mar. 230/1 In every active cell, autoxidators are formed; that is, substances which, at a low temperature, and by the action of molecular oxygen, can be oxidized in the presence of water.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xlv. 675 The olefine-oxygen compound is termed the autoxidator, and the substance which becomes oxidized the acceptor..: AO2 + B → OA + BO.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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