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oxidizing agent

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noun

chem a substance that oxidizes another substance, being itself reduced in the process. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and ferric salts Compare reducing agent

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These nanozymes mimic the activity of peroxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a substrate by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

The sulfur in H2S usually oxidizes to elemental sulfur, unless a large excess of the oxidizing agent is present.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Fluorine is such a strong oxidizing agent that many substances ignite on contact with it.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Sodium chlorite finds an extensive application in the bleaching of paper because it is a strong oxidizing agent and does not damage the paper.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

When a chromium compound is fused with an alkali and an oxidizing agent a chromate is produced.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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