autooxidative

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ oxidative.

Adjective

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, →DOI:

     The lipid peroxidation is an autooxidative process started by free radicals and the cell membrane unsaturated fatty acids are very susceptible to them.