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oxidizing agent

noun

  1. chem a substance that oxidizes another substance, being itself reduced in the process. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and ferric salts Compare reducing agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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These nanozymes mimic the activity of peroxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a substrate by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent.

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He added they suspected a strong oxidizing agent might have gotten into the water causing the oxygen levels to rise sharply, which can harm fish.

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Sodium nitrate is listed online as an oxidizing agent and is known to preserve foods.

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Several powerful oxidizing agents have been generated using light excitation, but strong reductants have been more difficult to produce.

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Agents reported finding hand-drawn schematics and component parts of a destructive device, including flammable liquids, oxidizing agents and circuit boards.

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