OXIDIZING AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxidizing agent mean? 

• OXIDIZING AGENT (noun)
  The noun OXIDIZING AGENT has 1 sense:

1. a substance that oxidizes another substance

  Familiarity information: OXIDIZING AGENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXIDIZING AGENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that oxidizes another substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

oxidant; oxidiser; oxidizer; oxidizing agent

Hypernyms ("oxidizing agent" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxidizing agent"):

hydrogen peroxide; peroxide (a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels)

 Context examples 

Compounds that contain Ozone, a highly active oxidizing agent that have application in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, cancer diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of disease progression.

(Ozone-based Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

In the process, the "oxidizing agent" is itself reduced by the "reducing agent."

(Oxidation/Reduction, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase protein, is involved in the production of NADPH, an electron donor in both reductive biosynthetic reactions and protection against oxidizing agents.

(G6PD wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium trioxide is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium chromate is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.

(Calcium Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

Lead chromate is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.

(Lead Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

The substance gaining electrons ("oxidizing agent" or "oxidant") is oxidizing the substance that is losing electrons ("reducing agent" or "reductant").

(Oxidation/Reduction, NCI Thesaurus)