antioxidant
playSimple Definition of antioxidant
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: a substance that is added to food and other products to prevent harmful chemical reactions in which oxygen is combined with other substances
Full Definition of antioxidant
: a substance (as beta-carotene or vitamin C) that inhibits oxidation or reactions promoted by oxygen, peroxides, or free radicals
antioxidant
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First Known Use of antioxidant
1919
Medical Dictionary
antioxidant
playMedical Definition of antioxidant
: any of various substances (as beta-carotene, vitamin C, and alpha-tocopherol) that inhibit oxidation or reactions promoted by oxygen and peroxides and that include many held to protect the living body from the deleterious effects of free radicals
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