redox-active
|red-ox-ac-tive|
🇺🇸
/ˈrɛdɑksˈæktɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈrɛdɒksˈæktɪv/
undergo redox reactions
Etymology
'redox-active' originates from modern English as a compound of 'redox' and 'active'. 'Redox' is a blend of 'reduction' and 'oxidation' (English), while 'active' ultimately comes from Latin 'activus' where 'agere' meant 'to do/act'.
'redox' arose in the 20th century as a clipped blend of the English words 'reduction' and 'oxidation'; 'active' comes from Latin 'activus' via Old French and Middle English and combined with scientific blends like 'redox' to form the modern compound 'redox-active'.
Originally 'redox' simply named the paired processes 'reduction' and 'oxidation'; combined with 'active', the compound came to mean 'having the ability to undergo redox reactions' in modern scientific usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
capable of undergoing or participating in reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions; exhibiting redox activity (used especially of materials, molecules, or electrodes).
The electrode material is redox-active, enabling reversible charge storage through oxidation and reduction.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/11/17 10:30