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oxidant

[ ok-si-duhnt ]

noun

  1. a chemical agent that oxidizes.


oxidant

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

  1. a substance that acts or is used as an oxidizing agent Also called (esp in rocketry)oxidizer


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxidant1

First recorded in 1880–85; oxide + -ant

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Example Sentences

The anti-oxidant can also be found in other fruits and vegetables including watermelons, apricots and pink grapefruits.

It is the potential presence of this gas which makes the powder effective as an anti-oxidant and disinfectant.

Knowing the chemical to be of poor quality, relatively more is used to produce the desired anti-oxidant effect.

Not only so, but it produces, in addition, the anti-oxidant effect noted in the employment of sodium bisulphite.

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