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
Sodium chlorate is a weed killer; potassium chlorate is used as an oxidizing agent.
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
That substance which gives up its oxygen is called an oxidizing agent, while the substance which unites with the oxygen is called a reducing agent.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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