ANTIOXIDANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does antioxidant mean?
• ANTIOXIDANT (noun)
The noun ANTIOXIDANT has 1 sense:
1. substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
Familiarity information: ANTIOXIDANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANTIOXIDANT (noun)
Meaning:
Substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("antioxidant" is a kind of...):
inhibitor (a substance that retards or stops an activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antioxidant"):
glutathione peroxidase (an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals)
atomic number 34; Se; selenium (a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite))
carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)
rust inhibitor (antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust)
beta-naphthol (an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant)
E; tocopherol; vitamin E (a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body)
ascorbic acid; vitamin C (a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy)
