oxidant

American

[ok-si-duhnt] / ˈɒk sɪ dənt /

noun

a chemical agent that oxidizes.

oxidant British

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of oxidant

First recorded in 1880–85; oxide + -ant

Example Sentences

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On Earth, the development of technology demanded easy access to open-air combustion -- the process at the heart of fire, in which something is burned by combining a fuel and an oxidant, usually oxygen.

From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were antioxidant, oxidant and oxidation.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

“You have oxidant in the soil, oxygen in the atmosphere, and plenty of microbes that love to eat this hydrogen,” he says.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023

For an oxidant like ozone to bleach brown carbon, ozone needs to penetrate and mix within the smoke particles.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2022

The entry for the putative oxidant, Fe2+, appears above the entry for the reductant, Cr, and so a spontaneous reaction is predicted per the quick approach described above.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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