OXIDIZING AGENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A substance that oxidizes another substance

Synonyms:

oxidant; oxidiser; oxidizer; oxidizing agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oxidizing agent" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxidizing agent"):

hydrogen peroxide; peroxide (a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels)

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