antioxidant
Any substance that slows or prevents the oxidation of another chemical.
Other meanings
One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
Kinds of antioxidant
- selenium
Related words
- coantioxidant
- nonantioxidant
- superantioxidant
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “antioxidant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.