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Definition of Oxidizer
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 Oxidizer
1. n. An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
Definition of Oxidizer
1. Noun. (chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxidizer
1. an oxidant [n -S] - See also: oxidant
Medical Definition of Oxidizer
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxidizer
Literary usage of Oxidizer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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 (1871)
"Two pipes go down nearly to the bottom of the oxidizer, — a large one for conveying
a blast of air from a blowing-engine, and a smaller one for the ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1871)
"Two pipes go down nearly to the bottom of the oxidizer, — a large one for conveying
a blast of air from a blowing-engine, and a smaller one for the ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1866)
"The hues obtained usually vary with the nature of the oxidizer employed ; and
the consequence has been the issuing of a proportionately ..."
4. The Corrosion of Iron and Steel by John Newton Friend (1911)
"(a) In those cases in which passivity is induced by simple immersion of the iron
in a liquid, the latter is always a more or less powerful oxidizer, ..."
5. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid by Georg Lunge (1896)
"We now revert to the commencement of the operation in the oxidizer. Supposing the
proper amount of lime to have been added, the blowing is continued till ..."
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