Oxidant
[ok-si-duh nt] /ˈɒk sɪ dənt/
noun
1.
a chemical agent that .
/ˈɒksɪdənt/
noun
1.
a substance that acts or is used as an oxidizing agent Also called (esp in rocketry) oxidizer
n.
1859, from French oxidant (1806), from oxider (see oxidation).
oxidant ox·i·dant (ŏk’sĭ-dənt)
n.
See oxidizer.
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