English Explanatory Dictionary

electron transfer reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.

Word forms

electron transfer reaction electron transfer reactions
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