oxidizing agent
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
It is an oxidizing agent in rocket engines.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Nitric oxide acts both as an oxidizing agent and as a reducing agent.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The same fact was observed in 1858 by Hofmann, who used the tetrachloride of carbon as an oxidizing agent.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
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