Meaning
antioxidant
- A substance that inhibits oxidation or counteracts the deterioration of stored food products or cellular damage in living organisms.
In a sentence
I mirtilli sono ricchi di potenti antiossidanti naturali.
Blueberries are rich in powerful natural antioxidants.
Questo tè verde contiene un alto livello di antiossidanti?
Does this green tea contain a high level of antioxidants?
Una dieta priva di antiossidanti può accelerare l'invecchiamento cellulare.
A diet lacking in antioxidants can accelerate cellular aging.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| antiossidante | masculine · singular |
| antiossidanti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly used both as a noun and as an adjective (e.g., 'crema antiossidante').
- It ends in -e and forms its plural in -i like typical Italian third-declension nouns.