Definition of Deoxidizer

1. n. That which removes oxygen; hence, a reducing agent; as, nascent hydrogen is a deoxidizer.

Definition of Deoxidizer

1. Noun. Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a material; a deoxidant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deoxidizer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Deoxidizer

1. That which removes oxygen; hence, a reducing agent; as, nascent hydrogen is a deoxidizer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxidizer

deosil
deossification
deoxidate
deoxidated
deoxidates
deoxidating
deoxidation
deoxidations
deoxidise
deoxidised
deoxidises
deoxidising
deoxidization
deoxidize
deoxidized
deoxidizer (current term)
deoxidizers
deoxidizes
deoxidizing
deoxy
deoxy-
deoxy sugar
deoxy sugar alcohol
deoxyadenine nucleotides
deoxyadenosine
deoxyadenosine methylase
deoxyadenosine monophosphate
deoxyadenosine triphosphate
deoxyadenosines
deoxyadenylic acid

Literary usage of Deoxidizer

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

1. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"... and pig iron, in proportion to produce a mixture containing 12% Mn., 4.50% C., and 1.50% Si. For determining the quantity of deoxidizer and ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Thus, 0.005 per cent, of active deoxidizer was insufficient in all cases for the complete removal of the copper oxide. Copper oxide was completely removed ..."

3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"Even now the exact chemical changes affected by the deoxidizer are not known. In fact, the very name "deoxidizer" ..."

4. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1907)
"The deoxidizer, added to the bath in the furnace, will float, ... To counterbalance this loss, a certain surplus of the deoxidizer must be added, ..."

5. Plumbers' Handbook by Samuel Edward Dibble (1922)
"If this were done, the deoxidizer would reduce the oxidized phosphorus in ... Consequently, the deoxidizer is not added to the steel while it is still in ..."

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