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Walnuts Walnuts stand out among nuts for their exceptionally high levels of polyphenols (plant compounds) and vitamin E, antioxidants that protect fats within the body from harmful oxidation.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Anthocyanins, pigments that give eggplant its purple color, help prevent the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Warm kitchens speed up staling and fat oxidation, dulling flavors faster.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
This movement allows extraction and oxidation, but holds the ethanol in and reduces evaporation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Anthocyanins, pigments that give eggplant its purple color, help prevent the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Warm kitchens speed up staling and fat oxidation, dulling flavors faster.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
This movement allows extraction and oxidation, but holds the ethanol in and reduces evaporation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Oxidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxidation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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oxidation
noun
ox·i·da·tion
ˌäk-sə-ˈdā-shən 
1
: the process of oxidizing
2
: the state or result of being oxidized
Medical Definition
oxidation
noun
ox·i·da·tion
ˌäk-sə-ˈdā-shən
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