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antioxidant
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals , leading to chain reactions that may damage cells . Antioxidants such as thiols or ascorbic acid (vitamin C) terminate ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It is a powerful protective antioxidant and lavish amounts of the best quality olive oil can be consumed without risk. ▪ Other plants such as maize may be susceptible to chilling stress because they have an inadequate antioxidant ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Acting or having agents that act against oxidation. n. 1 Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical. 2 In nutrition, one of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1920 (n.); 1932 (adj.), from anti- + oxidant .
Usage examples of antioxidant.
She read an article that curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry, acts as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
Peanuts are high in monounsaturated fats and also contain resveratrol, the same antioxidant found in grapes and wine.
Since you eat more vegetables and fruits on the Soy Zone Diet compared to a traditional grain-based diet, you not only get a greater amount of antioxidants, but also a far greater variety.
As long as the antioxidant binds to the DNA telomere sequence, cell death will not occur.
There were endless listings: research, remedies, anecdotes, case studies, stories, myths, superstitions, male, female, child, genetic antioxidants, caloric restriction, organ replacement, hormone therapy, life expectancy, gerontology.
Useless prior to legal death-massive ly toxic to several organs, on a time scale of hours-the cocktail ofglutamate antagonists, calcium channel blockers, and antioxidants would halt the most damaging biochemical changes in the victim's brain, almost immediately.
Quong held forth about half an hour on the value of proper nutrition, bombarding Harry with a barrage of references to folic acid, antioxidants, glycomates, zinc, and beta-carotene.
Thus at the end of the day he would sit down apprehensively or hopefully, and listen to what the AI had captured during the day: and mostly it was thought that he remembered thinking, but occasionally he would hear himself say, “Synthetic melatonins may be a better antioxidant than natural ones, so that there aren’t enough free radicals,” or “Viriditas is a fundamental mystery, there will never be a grand unified theory,” without having any memory of saying such things, or, often, what they might mean.
He reaches for the bottle beside the bed, dry-swallows two melatonin tablets, a capsule full of antioxidants, and a multivitamin bullet: Then he lies down on the bed, on his back, legs together, arms slightly spread.
He reaches for the bottle beside the bed, dry-swallows two melatonin tablets, a capsule full of antioxidants, and a multivitamin bullet: then he lies down on the bed, on his back, legs together, arms slightly spread.