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Oxidation vs Chemotroph - What's the difference?

oxidation | chemotroph |

As nouns the difference between oxidation and chemotroph

is that oxidation is oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons while chemotroph is an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.

oxidation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide

    chemotroph

    English

    (wikipedia chemotroph)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.

    • Derived terms

    * chemoautotroph * chemoheterotroph