antioxidant
IPA: æntiˈɑksʌdʌnt
noun
- Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
- (nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
adjective
- Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.
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Examples of "antioxidant" in Sentences
- From berry extracts to tea bags, the term antioxidant is being used as a marketing tool for products.
- Basically the term antioxidant refers to substance that will help to slow or halt the oxidation process.
- These conclusions have implications for the growing number of food using the term antioxidant, and increasingly quoting ORAC values to back up the activity claims.
- The use of the term antioxidant continues to grow, however, and attempts by marketers to up their claims are drawing on results from tests of 'antioxidant activity'.
- Today the term antioxidant usually encompasses vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and other related carotenoids, as well as the minerals selenium and manganese, which are needed by several free-radical-destroying enzymes in order to work properly.
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