oxidizing agent
Britishnoun
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And a 2016 US government study found perchlorate, an oxidizing agent used in fireworks, had made its way into groundwater and surface water around Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which holds annual July 4 shows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
Nitrous acid is an active oxidizing agent with strong reducing agents, and strong oxidizing agents oxidize it to nitric acid.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
It is both a strong oxidizing agent and a strong acid.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
As a rule, however, changes of this kind are brought about by the use of an oxidizing agent, and are called oxidations.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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