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Definition of Oxidizing agent
1. Noun. A substance that oxidizes another substance.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Agent
Specialized synonyms: Hydrogen Peroxide, Peroxide
Derivative terms: Oxidise, Oxidize, Oxidise, Oxidize
Definition of Oxidizing agent
1. Noun. (chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Oxidizing agent
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidizing Agent
Literary usage of Oxidizing agent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Wilhelm Ostwald (1904)
"Hydrogen Dioxide a Good oxidizing agent.—On account of the ease with which hydrogen
dioxide gives up oxygen it is a good oxidizing agent. ..."
2. Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Harry Clary Jones (1903)
"Hydrogen Dioxide a Good oxidizing agent.—On account of the ease with which hydrogen
dioxide gives up oxygen it is a good oxidizing agent. ..."
3. General Chemistry for Colleges by Alexander Smith (1908)
"Explanation of the Activity of Hypochlorous Acidas an oxidizing agent. — When
hypochlorous acid decomposes into hydrochloric acid and oxygen, ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1869)
"... the more so as at the season most likely to freeze, and especially during a
snowstorm, there abounds that powerful oxidizing agent, ozone. ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1869)
"... the more so as at the season most likely to freeze, and especially during a
snowstorm, there abounds that powerful oxidizing agent, ozone. ..."
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