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oxidising agent

oxidising agent is the alternative spelling of oxidizing agent.

Meaning of oxidizing agent

Noun

oxidizing agent (plural oxidizing agents)

  1. Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.
    • Coordinate term: reducing agent
    Synonyms:
    comburent

Forms of oxidising agent

pluraloxidising agents

Questions about oxidising agent

What is oxidising agent the alternative spelling of?
Oxidising agent is the alternative spelling of oxidizing agent.

Words near oxidising agent in the dictionary

  1. oxidisement
  2. oxidiser
  3. oxidisers
  4. oxidises
  5. oxidising
  6. oxidising agent
  7. oxidising agents
  8. oxidizability
  9. oxidizable
  10. oxidization
  11. oxidizations

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