A theoretical or practical agent or substance that acts against oxygen or oxygen's damaging effects.
From anti- (against) + oxygen (from French oxygène). This rare term emerged in 19th-century chemistry as scientists explored the paradoxical dangers of oxygen despite it being necessary for life.
Antioxygen is a mind-bending concept—oxygen is essential for life, yet it slowly damages our cells through oxidation; substances that fight oxygen's destructive side are therefore fighting the very chemical that keeps us alive.
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