oxidizing agent

English

Alternative forms

oxidising agent

Noun

oxidizing agent (plural oxidizing agents)

(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

Translations

any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another

Finnish: hapetin (fi), hapete
French: comburant (fr) m

Greek: οξειδωτικό μέσο n (oxeidotikó méso)
Japanese: 酸化剤 (sanka-zai)

Coordinate terms

reducing agent

Further reading

oxidizing agent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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