oxidizing agent
Britishnoun
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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
Hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide cannot be prepared using sulfuric acid because this acid is an oxidizing agent capable of oxidizing both bromide and iodide.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
However, it is possible to prepare both hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide using an acid such as phosphoric acid because it is a weaker oxidizing agent.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
On friction the phosphorus is ignited, the combustion being sustained by the oxidizing agent and communicated to the wood by the burning paraffin.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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