autooxidative

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English

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ oxidative.

Adjective

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autooxidative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to autooxidation
    • 2015 December 3, “Even a Chronic Mild Hyperglycemia Affects Membrane Fluidity and Lipoperoxidation in Placental Mitochondria in Wistar Rats”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The lipid peroxidation is an autooxidative process started by free radicals and the cell membrane unsaturated fatty acids are very susceptible to them.