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Deoxidant vs Antioxidant - What's the difference?

deoxidant | antioxidant |

As nouns the difference between deoxidant and antioxidant

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

As an adjective antioxidant is

acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

deoxidant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A deoxidizer.

    • 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.