Definition of Oxidiser

1. Noun. A substance that oxidizes another substance.

Exact synonyms: Oxidant, Oxidizer, Oxidizing Agent
Generic synonyms: Chemical Agent
Specialized synonyms: Hydrogen Peroxide, Peroxide
Derivative terms: Oxidise, Oxidize, Oxidise, Oxidize

Definition of Oxidiser

1. Noun. (British) (alternative spelling of oxidizer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oxidiser

1. oxidizer [n -S] - See also: oxidizer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidiser

oxidative phosphorylation
oxidative stress
oxidatively
oxidator
oxidators
oxide
oxides
oxidic
oxidimetry
oxidisable
oxidisation
oxidise
oxidised
oxidised cellulose
oxidised glutathione
oxidiser (current term)
oxidisers
oxidises
oxidising
oxidizable
oxidization
oxidize
oxidized
oxidized LDL cholesterol
oxidized rhizosphere
oxidizement
oxidizer
oxidizers
oxidizes
oxidizing

Literary usage of Oxidiser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook of chemical technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner, Rudolf Wagner, William Crookes (1877)
"The next stop is to run orf the clear portion of the contents of the settlers into a vessel immediately below, called the oxidiser. ..."

2. Manual of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1904)
"The next step is to run off the clear portion of the con- ;ents of the settlers into a vessel immediately below, called the oxidiser. ..."

3. The Chemical Trade Journal (1887)
"After running off from the oxidiser and settling, good mud should become reduced to four-tenths, or even to one-third of its original volume, ..."

4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"This enters the oxidiser 5, charged with the contact substance, ... The products of reaction issuing from the oxidiser, which consist of vapours of ..."

5. The History, Products, and Processes of the Alkali Trade: Including the Most by Charles Thomas Kingzett (1877)
"A vessel known as an ' oxidiser ' receives the liquors from the settlers. ... The oxidiser is also fitted with an agitator. The oxidiser, having received a ..."

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