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Oxidation

energy-releasing process involving removal of electrons from a substance; in biological systems, generally by the removal of hydrogen (or sometimes by the addition of oxygen); chemical and/or biochemical process combining carbon and oxygen and forming carbon dioxide (CO2). See REDUCTION.

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