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Antioxidant vs Antioxidant - What's the difference?

antioxidant | antioxidant |

As nouns the difference between antioxidant and antioxidant

is that antioxidant is any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical while antioxidant is any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.

As adjectives the difference between antioxidant and antioxidant

is that antioxidant is acting or having agents that act against oxidation while antioxidant is acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

antioxidant

English

(wikipedia antioxidant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
  • In nutrition, one of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.

    • Antonyms

    * oxidant

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

    • antioxidant

    English

    (wikipedia antioxidant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
  • In nutrition, one of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.

    • Antonyms

    * oxidant

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.