scavenger
3
7.8
- noun
- /ˈskævɪndʒər/
- Specialized
:
agente secuestrante
- The natural gas industry has adopted "H2S scavengers" for treating gas streams containing less than 100 lbs/day of H2S.
- ROS scavenger
- radical scavenger
- catalase scavenger
Examples
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Alpha-lipoic acid is a free radical scavenger and a biological antioxidant.
Blog text (23) -
Not surprisingly, ROS scavengers have been shown to attenuate ROS-induced cell damage and death.
Academic text (2008) -
LA is a free radical scavenger and a potent biological antioxidant.
Blog text (23) -
The vitamin and chemical scavengers would deal with the free radicals before they could cause any irreversible damage.
Fiction book (1992) -
The liquid-based scavengers use either sparged columns or are sprayed directly into gas pipelines.
Academic text (1996) -
A recent assessment of the attenuation of gentamicin ototoxicity by various radical scavengers showed efficacy ranging from modest protection to no protection at all.
Academic text (1998) -
Resveratrol has demonstrated reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger activity, and it has been linked to nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activity.
Academic text (2008) -
Many skincare products contain antioxidants that act as scavengers to neutralize harmful free radicals.
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As a scavenger, the chemical compound helps remove impurities from the mixture, ensuring a purer final product.
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In biology, a free radical scavenger protects cells by reacting with and neutralizing damaging substances.
Synonyms
19
3.0
A product that takes stains, makeup, or old paint off surfaces
A person or thing that removes unwanted parts to make something clean
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.8
A tiny part of the body that eats dead tissue and germs to help fight infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scavenger comes from the old word scavenge, meaning 'to clear away' or 'to search through rubbish'. By the same idea, a chemical scavenger is a substance that 'cleans' a mixture by removing unwanted bits.