oxidizing agent

noun

Definition of oxidizing agent

: a substance that oxidizes something especially chemically (as by accepting electrons)

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This by itself was alarming, but not unprecedented: Liquid propellants, long preferred in many Russian missiles, are volatile and have exploded when prematurely brought into contact with oxidizing agents. — Ankit Panda, The New Republic, "The Absurd Strategy Behind Russia’s Nuclear Explosion," 21 Aug. 2019

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oxidizing agent

noun

Medical Definition of oxidizing agent

: a substance that oxidizes something especially chemically (as by accepting electrons)

— called also oxidant

— compare reducing agent

oxidizing agent

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