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oxidizing agent

oxidizing agent noun: any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

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

oxidizing agent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

oxidizing agent in Hindi

any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
आक्सीकारक āksīkārak

oxidizing agent in Tamil

any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
ஆக்சிசனேற்றி ākcicaṉēṟṟi

oxidizing agent in Bengali

any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
জারক jarok

oxidizing agent in Malayalam

any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
ഓക്സിഡൈസിംഗ് ഏജന്റ് ōksiḍaisiṅg ējanṟŭ
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oxidizing agent in Arabic
مؤكسد
oxidizing agent in Malay
agen pengoksidaan
oxidizing agent in Indonesian
oksidator
oxidizing agent in Persian
عامل اکسنده
oxidizing agent in Thai
ตัวออกซิไดซ์
oxidizing agent in Vietnamese
chất oxy hóa

Synonyms of oxidizing agent

Forms of oxidizing agent

pluraloxidizing agents
alternative formoxidising agent

Questions about oxidizing agent

What does oxidizing agent mean?
Oxidizing agent means any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.
What is oxidizing agent in Hindi?
Oxidizing agent in Hindi is आक्सीकारक (āksīkārak). See Oxidizing agent meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is oxidizing agent?
Oxidizing agent is a noun.
What is the plural of oxidizing agent?
The plural of oxidizing agent is oxidizing agents.

Words near oxidizing agent in the dictionary

  1. oxidizement
  2. oxidizer
  3. oxidizers
  4. oxidizes
  5. oxidizing
  6. oxidizing agent
  7. oxidizing agents
  8. oxidizing flame
  9. oxidizing flames
  10. oxido-reductive
  11. oxidocyclase

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